Eve and the Fire Horse
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Directed by | Julia Kwan |
Written by | Julia Kwan |
Produced by | Yves J. Ma Erik Paulsson Shan Tam |
Starring | Hollie Lo Vivian Wu |
Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
Edited by | Michael Brockington |
Music by | Mychael Danna Rob Simonsen |
Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English Cantonese |
Budget | $1.5 million |
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.
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.
Cast[]
- as Eve Eng
- Hollie Lo as Karena Eng
- Vivian Wu as May Lin Eng
- as Frank
- as Grandma
- as Uncle #8
- Shirley Ng as Auntie #8
- as Cousin Colleen
- as Cousin Edward
- Jessica Amlee as Sally
- as Surinder
- as Sister Agnes
- as Becky
- as Karena's Teacher
- Chris Shields as Fred
- as Jeff
- as Goddess
- as Jesus
- as Buddha
- as Priest
- as Mr. Wicker
- as Mr. Parker
- as Mrs. Leeds
- as Amanda
- Alexander Ludwig as Kevin
- as Tony
External links[]
- Eve and the Fire Horse at IMDb
- Eve and the Fire Horse at AllMovie
- Eve and the Fire Horse at Rotten Tomatoes
- Erik Paulsson's Red Storm Site
- 2005 films
- Canadian films
- English-language films
- English-language Canadian films
- 2005 drama films
- Films set in Vancouver
- Best First Feature Genie and Canadian Screen Award-winning films
- Canadian drama films
- Films directed by Julia Kwan
- Films scored by Mychael Danna
- Films scored by Rob Simonsen
- 2005 directorial debut films
- 2000s Canadian film stubs