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EVE & THE FIRE HORSE

10 April Monday, 8pm (Repeat screening, Also playing 7 April Friday, 7:45pm)
Julia Kwan | 2005 | 92 min | 35mm | Canada
CHICAGO PREMIERE

Starring Phoebe Kut, Vivian Wu, Lester Chit-Man Chan and Hollie Lo
Nine-year old Eve was born in the Year of the Firehorse, notorious for producing troublesome children, so her mother thinks it prudent to allow her and her eleven-year old sister Karena to add Catholicism to their Buddism—
a kind of religious security where “two Gods are better than one”. This volatile mix throws the girls into a world of fantasy where Jesus dances with Buddha and Sunday school becomes a forum for questions of chance and luck. The result is humorous and sweet. The two girls face the confusions of childhood with enviable
wonder and imagination that, though sometimes misguided, help them through difficult times.
First time feature director Julia Kwan gets remarkable performances from her lead actresses, Phoebe Kut (Eve) and Hollie Lo (Karena), and nicely captures the feel and sounds of the seventies. The children’s mother, played by Vivian Wu, is captivating as a woman envious of her daughters’ sudden and furious faith. Their father, actor Lester Chit-Man Chan, gives a compelling and quiet performance as a witness to his family’s preoccupation with religion. A fascinating and charming film, it is easy to see why Eve & the Fire Horse was such a big hit at the Sundance Film Festival.

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