Eve and the Fire Horse
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Eve and the Fire Horse is a 2005 Canadian film written and directed by Julia Kwan. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time film director in Canada.
[edit] Plot
Eve, a precocious nine year-old with an overactive imagination, was born in the Year of the Fire Horse, notorious among Chinese families for producing the most troublesome children. Dinners around Eve’s family table are a raucous affair, where old world propriety and new world audacity mix in even measure. But as summer approaches, it seems like Eve’s carefree childhood days are behind her.
When her mother chops down their apple tree — a superstitious omen — bad luck worms its way into their family in unexpected, tragic ways. Forced to grow up too fast, Eve learns to take pleasure in life’s small gifts — like a goldfish she believes to be the reincarnated spirit of her beloved grandmother.
Meanwhile, Eve’s older sister Karena is going through changes of her own, exploring a newfound fascination with Christianity. Soon, crucifixes pop up next to the Buddha in the family’s house, and Eve must contend with a Sunday school class where her wild imagination is distinctly out of place.
Caught between her sister’s quest for premature sainthood and her own sense of right and wrong, Eve faces the challenges of childhood with fanciful humor and wide-eyed wonder. Along the way, she proves that sometimes the most troublesome children are the ones that touch our hearts most deeply.
A lyrical, lighthearted look at a young girl’s spiritual experience, EVE & THE FIRE HORSE takes you on a wondrous yet deeply felt journey, where family life is strange, childhood lonely and religion perplexing.
[edit] Cast
- Phoebe Jojo Kut-Eve Eng
- Hollie Lo-Karena Eng
- Vivian Wu-May Lin Eng
- Lester (Chit Man) Chan-Frank
- Ping Sun Wong-Grandma
- Joseph Siu Kin Hing-Uncle #8
- Shirley Ng-Auntie #8
- Diane Buermans-Cousin Colleen
- Franco Maravilla-Cousin Edward
- Jessica Amlee-Sally
- Pawan Gill-Surinder
- Wendy Russell-Sister Agnes
- Julia Tortolano-Becky
- Matias Hacker-Karena's Teacher
- Chris Shields-Fred
- Todd McGowan-Jeff
- Jennifer Cheon-Goddess
- Gary Young-Jesus
- Francis Mah-Buddha
- Alan Cedargreen-Priest
- Herb Beaverstone-Mr. Wicker
- Jan Bos-Mr. Parker
- Tanya Champoux-Mrs. Leeds
- Alexus Dumont-Amanda
- Alexander Ludwig-Kevin
- Keanu Pires-Tony
