Eve and the Fire Horse

No doubt that 'Eve and the Fire Horse' deserves high praise for imaginative settings, endearingly naive vignettes, and a thoughtful addition to the Chinese-in-Canada canon of literature and film. A child's imagination in the hands of religious dogma. It's an... Full review

Eve and the Firehorse is an excellent perspective on religion and culture. It brought out great real world circumstances of faith, and conflict that is true to life in religion and culture. Telling the story through a young woman's eyes was... Full review

Its been a couple of days since I saw this film and I can't stop thinking about it. The subjects of spirituality, religion and superstition are so well presented here that one sees where one crosses over into the other.... Full review

An exceptionally rare and courageous movie that could perhaps only be made in Canada.I have never seen the spirit of Chinese culture in Canada in the 70s captured so vividly, honestly, and beautifully.Those days are long long gone, both in... Full review

The connections people make between each other, and between themselves and whatever "greater power" they're hoping to connect with -- that's the story at the heart of this tale of two young Chinese-American sisters, raised on traditional Buddhist rituals but... Full review

Julia Kwan's "Eve & the Fire Horse" is a sweet, gentle film in which a 9-year-old girl, Eve (Phoebe Kut), recalls her childhood when her sister, Karena (Hollie Lo), introduces her to Catholicism.It's a typical coming-of-age film with an Asian... Full review

"Eve and the Fire Horse" is a beautifully written film about this 9 years cute girl Eve and her 11 years old sister's struggle with the culture and religion clash as Chinese immigrants living in Vancouver, Canada. Innocent Eve was... Full review

This just screened at SXSW and there were too many empty seats for this outstanding film.It balances reverence and playfulness, and the essence of being a child who finds joy and magic in spirituality as much as it does the... Full review

i was fortunate to catch a screening of this film during the 2006 Sundance film festival "Best of Fest" screenings.beautiful, unexpected, very witty. narrated through the eyes of a young Chinese girl growing up in canada. her vivid daydreams seamlessly... Full review

what a wonderful show! it's just opened in vancouver, b.c. (the city in which it was filmed) and what a treat to see it.eve and the fire horse is beautiful, funny, touching, and thoughtful. julie kwan gently and poetically illuminates... Full review

However, the film loses direction and speed as it delves into the Christian story. ... Full Review

However, the film loses direction and speed as it delves into the Christian story. ... Full Review

The first half of the film is the strongest....This film is a decent debut but it works episodically, not as a whole..... ... Full Review

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Hey folks, Harry here... I met the stunningly gorgeous Plain Jane at the fantastic Documentary feature, MAXED OUT, during SXSW and she's at a great university studying to be a film critic and I invited her to give us some ... Full Article

Luck, karma, coincidence, religion and faith - "Eve and the Fire Horse" deals with all of these things. Written and directed by Julia Kwan, the film follows a family after they deal with tragedy after tragedy. ... Full Article