''Arcadia Lost'' is a 2010 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Phedon Papamichael Phedon Papamichael, American Society of Cinematographers, ASC (, ''Faidon Papamihail''; born February 1962) is a Greek cinematographer and film director, known for his collaborations with directors James Mangold and Alexander Payne. He has been a ...

and starring

Haley Bennett Haley Loraine Keeling (born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Haley Bennett, is an American actress. She made her film debut in the romantic comedy ''Music and Lyrics'' (2007) and has since appeared in films such as '' The Equalizer'' ( ...

Carter Jenkins Carter Jenkins is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films '' Aliens in the Attic'' (2009), ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), and '' Struck by Lightning'' (2012) and the ''After'' film series. On television, Jenkins was part of t ...

, and

Nick Nolte Nicholas King Nolte (; born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in both dramas and romances, he has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Nol ...

. The film both takes place and was filmed in

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

. Specifically it was filmed in the village Poulithra, in the municipal unit of

Leonidio Leonidio (, Katharevousa: Λεωνίδιον, Tsakonian: Αγιελήδι) is a town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it i ...

, in the municipality of

South Kynouria South Kynouria ( – ''Notia Kynouria'') is a municipality in the Arcadia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town of Leonidio. The municipality has an area of 592.439 km2. It covers the central part of the anc ...

, in the regional unit of Arcadia. Poulithra is a traditional settlement. It is one of the last remaining tranquil, coastal villages with traditional stone houses.

Plot

After a car accident, two teenagers are left stranded in rural Greece. Charlotte has a deep desire to find connection, but hides behind a sullen disposition and her new-found sexual power. Sye, her recent stepbrother, is introverted, hiding behind his camera and caustic wit. As the two wander the dusty roads and staggering beauty of Greece, they come across Benerji, an expatriate American. With no other alternative, they reluctantly accept him as their guide. The three begin an adventurous journey toward the mystic waters on the sacred Mount Parnonas. Their journey takes them through a landscape both ancient and modern. Events force them to confront the truth of their past and the frightening, beautiful reality of their present.

Cast

as Benerji *

as Charlotte *

as Sye *Dato Bakhtadze as Gorgo *

Lachlan Buchanan Lachlan Buchanan is an Australian actor. Biography Buchanan was born on 25 April 1987 in Australia and grew up in Maleny, Queensland. He attended Maleny State School and Matthew Flinders Anglican College. Buchanan acted in soap operas such as ...

as Raffi *Renos Haralambidis as hotel manager *Anthony Burk as cook *Alex Zorbas as Desmond *Alexandra Pavlidou as Alisa *David Ariniello as Charlotte's dad *

James Ivory James Francis Ivory (born Richard Jerome Hazen June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a principal in Merchant Ivory Productions along with Indian film producer Ismail Merchant (his domestic and professio ...

as wedding photographer *Nikolas Marmaras as waiter *Olga Kyprotou as woman in white *Anastasia Poutsela as old woman *Arietta Valmas as girl in white *Vassilis Drossos as truck driver

Production

In September 2008, it was announced that Nolte, Bennett and Jenkins were cast in the film. Filming began in

on September 1, 2008.

Reception

Kirk Honeycutt of the

Associated Press The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit organization, not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are dist ...

gave the film a negative review and wrote that it “winds up only with strained seriousness.”

References

External links

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LA Greek Film Festival Review by Alex Lovering

* {{rotten-tomatoes, arcadia_lost_2010 2010 films 2010 drama films American drama films Arcadia, Peloponnese 2010s English-language films Films scored by Michael Brook Films set in Greece Films shot in Greece Films directed by Phedon Papamichael 2010s American films