[kscnorthconnect] Re: Movie night
- From: "Margaret Bayless" <baylessm@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <laurel309@xxxxxxxxxxx>,<kscnorthconnect@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 09:55:16 -0700
Eve and the Fire Horse, the feature film debut of Sundance short films vet
Julia Kwan, is a magical, elegiac view of life, death and religion as seen
through the eyes of a nine-year-old Chinese girl living in Canada in the 1970s.
Eve Eng (newcomer Phoebe Kut, in a remarkably nuanced and natural performance)
was born in 1966, the Year of the Fire Horse, considered an unlucky year for a
child to be born. Fire Horse children are said to be strong-willed, Eve tells
us in voiceover, and therefore undesirable, and were often drowned in the river
as soon as they were born. The river, says Eve, is full of the spirits of the
drowned Fire Horses.
In Eve's household, her grandmother upholds the traditions of Buddhism, filling
the water offering bowls daily and performing rituals. As the film opens, Eve's
mother, May Lin (Vivian Wu) chops down the apple tree in the family's backyard;
it is considered bad luck to chop down an apple tree, like severing a cord . .
. .
>>> 05/16/12 10:59 PM >>>
p { margin: 0; }Hi Margaret,
Yes, thanks for hosting the movie nights. 7:00 works for me also as I can't get
there earlier. Is Eve and the Fire Horse one of the movies that has to do with
Buddhism?
Thanks,
Laurel
From: "Margaret Bayless"
To: kscnorthconnect@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:28:02 PM
Subject: [kscnorthconnect] Re: Movie night
To find my home head north from Eugene on Coburg Rd, then East on Harlow toward
Gateway. You will enter the Bertha Holt Elementary school zone. At the end of
the play ground on your left is a fence and Calvin St. Turn left onto Calvin
and come down past at least three streets coming in on your left. There is a
small white fence in a yard and my driveway is right across the street on the
right. 1105 Calvin St. You can park in the driveway.
>>> Linda Oppenheimer 05/15/12 8:35 PM >>>
Can you resend directions to your house? Thanks. Linda
On May 15, 2012, at 12:56 PM, Margaret Bayless wrote:
Dear film group: Let's watch "Eve and the Fire Horse" (if I can find it) on
6/14. I think it is around 90 minutes, which is a little long. But if we're
going to watch films, we'll need to figure out how to give ourselves enough
time for most films that are at least 80 minutes long and still have time for
discussion.
I'm suggesting arrival at 6:30 and film start at 6:45. If you need to come in
later, we'll save a few seats to one side. I have plenty of food and tea le ft
over from last time.
After our first-night discussion, to honor different requests, let's have some
nights be a film specifically dealing with Buddhism and others that are not
strictly a Buddhist focus but have potential Buddhist themes that we can
consider during discussion. Group members can decide on their attendance based
on personal interest in the film to be shown.
Suggestions are welcome. Margaret
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