Capitol Hill Cinemas, a new venue for SIFF in 1989, celebrates the 15th Seattle International Film Festival
Relive the 15th Seattle International Film Festival. Read key details, flip through the full Festival catalog, see photos and other media, and find a full list of feature-length films presented at the 1989 Seattle International Film Festival.
Dates: May 11–June 4, 1989
Number of Days: 25
Venues: Capitol Hill Cinema, Egyptian Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, Harvard Exit Theater, Olympic Four Seasons Hotel
Opening Night: The Rainbow at 5th Avenue Theatre
Closing Night: The Tall Guy at Egyptian Theatre
Tribute: Michael Powell, Rajeeve Gupta
Photos
Capitol Hill Cinemas, a new venue for SIFF in 1989, celebrates the 15th Seattle International Film Festival
Behind-the-scenes where the magic happens (in the projection booth)
Richard Jamison, editor Thelma Schoonmaker, and director and screenwriter, Michael Powell, on stage for SIFF's tribute to Powell
Director and screenwriter, Michael Powell on stage at the May 20 screening of his film, A Matter of Life and Death
Actor, Rutger Hauer, in town for his film, The Legend of the Holy Drinker, meets fans outside the Egyptian
SIFF staff, including festival founder, Darryl Macdonald (center), long-time SIFF contributor and Associate Director in 1989, Ruth Hayler (bottom center), and 1989 Marketing Director, Nancy King (bottom, second from left)
49th Parallel - dir. Michael Powell, 1941, Great Britain
84 Charlie Mopic - dir. Patrick Duncan, 1988, USA
An African Dream - dir. John Smallcombe, 1988, Great Britain
Amanda - dir. Jeff Meyer, Gail Kappler Rosella, 1989, USA
Angels of the Night - dir. Wilson Barros, 1987, Brazil
Aparajito - dir. Satyajit Ray, 1956, India
Apartment Zero - dir. Martin Donovan, 1988, USA
Ashik Kerib - dir. Sergei Paradjanov, David Abachidze, 1988, USSR
Assa - dir. Sergei Soloviov, 1987, USSR
Aviya’s Summer - dir. Eli Cohen, 1988, Israel
The Bad and the Beautiful - dir. Vincente Minelli, 1952, USA
Bad Taste - dir. Peter Jackson, 1988, New Zealand
The Bengali Night - dir. Nicolas Klotz, 1988, France
A Better Tomorrow - dir. John Woo, 1987, Hong Kong
The Big Picture - dir. Christopher Guest, 1989, USA
The Big Trail - dir. Raoul Walsh, 1930, USA
Bingo, Bridesmaids, & Braces - dir. Gillian Amstrong, 1988, Australia
Birthright - dir. Lynn Wegenka, 1989, USA
Black Narcissus - dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Archers from Rumer Godden’s novel, 1947, Great Britain
Blackout - dir. Doug Adams, 1988, USA
Bloodhounds of Broadway - dir. Howard Brookner, 1989, USA
Boundaries of the Heart - dir. Lex Marinos, 1988, Australia
Camomille - dir. Mehdi Charef, 1988, France
A Canterbury Tale - dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Archers, 1944, Great Britain
Carnival of Souls - dir. Herk Harvey, 1962, USA
Checking Out - dir. David Leland, 1989, USA
A Chorus of Disapproval - dir. Michael Winner, 1989, Great Britain
The Citadel (El Kaala) - dir. Mohamed Chouikh, 1988, Algeria
Daughter of the Nile - dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien, 1987, Taiwan
Demons - dir. Carsten Brandt, 1986, Sweden
The Devil is a Woman - dir. Josef Von Sternberg, 1935, USA
Diary of King Yonsan - dir. Im Kwon-taek, 1987, South Korea
Distant Voice, Still Lives - dir. Terence Davies, 1988, Great Britain
Earth Girls Are Easy - dir. Julien Temple, 1988, USA
Echoes of Paradise - dir. Phillip Noyce, 1987, Australia
Egg - dir. Danniel Danniel, 1988, Netherlands
Evening Bells - dir. Wu Ziniu, 1987, China
The Everlasting Secret Family - dir. Michael Thornhill, 1988, Australia
Fable of the Beautiful Pigeon Fancier (Fabula de la Bella Palomera) - dir. Ray Guerra, 1987, Brazil/Spain
Far From War - dir. Hu Mei, 1987, China
A Few Days with Me - dir. Claude Sautet, 1988, France
First Date - dir. Peter Wang, 1989, USA/Taiwan
Flesh Eating Mothers - dir. James Aviles Martin, 1988, USA
For All Mankind - dir. Al Reinert, 1988, USA
A Forgotten Tune for the Flute - dir. Eldar Ryazanov, 1987, USSR
For Queen and Country - dir. Martin Stellman, 1988, Great Britain
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle - dir. Eric Rohmer, 1987, France
Foxtrot - dir. Jon Tryggvason, 1988, Iceland
Funny - dir. Bran Ferren, 1988, USA
Georgia - dir. Ben Lewin, 1988, Australia
Getting it Right - dir. Randal Kleiser, 1989, Great Britain
Ghosts...of the Civil Dead - dir. John Hillcoat, 1988, Australia
Gone to Earth - dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1950, Great Britain
Hamlet Goes Business - dir. Aki Kaurismaki, 1988, Finland
Hanussen - dir. Istvan Szabo, 1988, Hungary
Haunted Summer - dir. Ivan Passer, 1988, USA
Heathers - dir. Michael Lehmann, 1989, USA
Hellbent - dir. Richard Casey, 1988, USA
Hello God - dir. Bae Chang-ho, 1987, South Korea
Hider in the House - dir. Mathew Patrick, 1989, USA
Hip Hip Hurrah! - dir. Kjell Grede, 1988, Sweden/Denmark/Norway
Hope and Pain - dir. Yoji Yamada, 1988, Japan
How to Get Ahead in Advertising - dir. Bruce Robinson, 1989, Great Britain
Hurry, He’s Coming! - dir. Dusan Rapos, 1986, Czechoslovakia
I Know Where I’m Going - dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Archers, 1945, Great Britain
Illustrious Energy - dir. Leon Narbey, 1988, New Zealand
I Love Maria - dir. Chung Chi Man, 1988, Hong Kong
In the Name of the Law - dir. Kjell Sundvall, 1986, Sweden
In the Shadow of the Raven - dir. Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, 1988, Iceland
Iron Earth, Copper Sky - dir. Omer Zulfu Livanelli, 1987, Turkey
The Jester (O Bobo) - dir. Jose Alvaro Morais, 1987, Portugal
Katinka - dir. Max von Sydow, 1988, Denmark/Sweden
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie - dir. John Cassavetes, 1976, USA
La Lectrice - dir. Michel Deville, 1988, France
La Maschera - dir. Fiorella Infascelli, 1988, Italy
La Senyora - dir. Jordi Cadena, 1987, Spain
The Laserman - dir. Peter Wang, 1988, USA
The Last Booty - dir. Jiri Barta, 1988, Czechoslovakia
Legend of a Holy Drinker - dir. Ermanno Olmi, 1988, Italy
Letters From the Park - dir. Tomas Gutierrez Alea, 1988, Cuba/Spain
Li’a - dir. Eddie Kamae, 1988, USA
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Archers, 1943, Great Britain
Lightning Over Braddock: A Rust Bowl Fantasy - dir. Tony Buba, 1988, USA
The Lion’s Den (La Boca del Lobo) - dir. Francisco Jose Lombardi, 1988, Peru/Spain
Lobster Man From Mars - dir. Stanley Sheff, 1989, USA
Man No Run - dir. Claire Denis, 1988, France
Mapantsula - dir. Oliver Schmitz, 1988, South Africa/Australia/England
Mariana, Mariana - dir. Alberto Isaac, 1987, Mexico
A Matter of Life and Death - dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Archers, 1946, Great Britain
Mauri - dir. Merata Mita, 1988, New Zealand
Mignon Has Come to Stay - dir. Francesca Archibugi, 1988, Italy/France
Milk and Honey - dir. Rebecca Yates, Glen Salzman, 1988, Canada
Mr. Universe - dir. Gyorgy Szomjas, 1987, Hungary
The Music Teacher - dir. Gerard Corbiau, 1988, Belgium
Neon Man - dir. Albert Abril, 1988, Spain
Never Say Die - dir. Geoff Murphy, 1988, New Zealand
Not Since Casanova - dir. Brett Thompson, 1988, USA
On the Black Hill - dir. Andrew Grieve, 1987, Great Britain
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick - dir. Allan A. Goldstein, 1988, Canada
Parents - dir. Bob Balaban, 1989, USA
The Peddler - dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1987, Iran
Pestonjee - dir. Vijaya Mehta, 1987, India
Phobia - dir. John Dingwall, 1988, Australia
Pumpkinhead - dir. Stan Winston, 1988, USA
The Rainbow - dir. Ken Russell, 1989, Great Britain
The Red Shoes - dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, The Archers, 1948, Great Britain
Remembrance - dir. Takehiro Nakajima, 1987, Japan
Resurrected - dir. Paul Greengrass, 1988, Great Britain
The Revolving Doors - dir. Francis Mankiewicz, 1988, Canada/France
RobbyKallePaul - dir. Dani Levy, 1989, West Germany
Romero - dir. John Duigan, 1989, USA
Rorret - dir. Falvio Wetzl, 1988, Italy
Rouge on the North - dir. Fred Tan, 1988, Taiwan
Sand And Blood - dir. Jeanne Labrune, 1988, France
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills - dir. Paul Bartel, 1989, USA
Signs of Life - dir. John David Coles, 1989, USA
Some Girls/When Bad Things Happen to Good Pictures : A Case Study - dir. Michael Hoffman, 1988, USA
The Squamish 5 - dir. Paul Donovan, 1988, Canada
Staying Together - dir. Lee Grant, 1989, USA
Strange People - dir. Vassili Shukshin, 1971, USSR
Strawman - dir. Wang T’ung, 1987, Taiwan
The Summer of Miss Forbes - dir. Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, 1988, Mexico/Spain
Summer Vacation: 1999 - dir. Shusuke Kaneko, 1988, Japan
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat - dir. Anthony Hickox, 1989, USA
Tales From the Gimili Hospital - dir. Guy Maddin, 1988, Canada
The Tall Guy - dir. Mel Smith, 1989, Great Britain
Tango Bar - dir. Marcos Zurinaga, 1988, Puerto Rico/Argentina
Taste of Hemlock - dir. Geoffrey Darwin, 1988, USA
Third Degree Burn - dir. Roger Spottiswoode, 1989, USA
Time Flies When You’re Alive - dir. Roger Spottiswoode, 1989, USA
Time of Violence - dir. Lyudmil Staikov, 1988, Bulgaria
Twister - dir. Michael Almereyda, 1989, USA
Urinal - dir. John Greyson, 1988, Canada
Vampire’s Kiss - dir. Robert Bierman, 1988, USA
The Vanishing - dir. George Sluizer, 1988, Netherlands
The Virgin Machine - dir. Monika Treut, 1988, Germany
The Voyage Beyond - dir. Gautam Ghose, 1987, India
Vroom - dir. Beeban Kidron, 1988, Great Britain
Warm Summer Rain - dir. Joe Gayton, 1989, USA
War Requiem - dir. Derek Jarman, 1988, Great Britain
The Way of the Lotus - dir. Tissa Abeysekera, 1987, Sri Lanka
The Well - dir. Li Yalin, 1987, China
West is West - dir. David Rathod, 1988, USA
The Whisperers - dir. Bryan Forbes, from the novel Mrs. Ross by Robert Nicholson, 1967, Great Britain
Who Are They? - dir. Bill Bristow, 1989, USA
Whooping Cough - dir. Peter Gardos, 1987, Hungary
Wonderland - dir. Philip Saville, 1988, Great Britain
Yen Family - dir. Yojiro Takita, 1988, Japan
Best Film
Apartment Zero (dir. Martin Donovan, USA)
Best Director
Martin Donovan (Apartment Zero, USA)
Best Actress
Wendy Hughes (Boundaries of the Heart)
Best Actor
Rutger Hauer (Legend of a Holy Drinker)
Best Short
in Toy (dir. John Lasseter, USA)
The 1989 Washington Centennial Commission and the Seattle International Film Festival Present Cinema of the Pacific Rim, A Centennial Celebration - included 30 feature films
American Movie Classics - included The Bad and the Beautiful, The Devil is a Woman, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
Days of Greek Gods: Physique Films of Richard E. Fontaine (short film program) - dir. Richard E. Fontaine, 1949-1968, USA
East-West Center/Free Series - included The Way of the Lotus, Remembrance, Pestonjee
A Tribute to Rajeeve Gupta - included Aparajito
G is for Greenaway - dir. Peter Greenaway, 1973-1978, Great Britain
The Golden Space Needle Awards
The Motion Picture Producer Symposium - seminar guests included Mark Johnson, Harry Ufland, Mary Jane Ufland, Ron Shedlo, Lori Weintraub, Jeff Dowd
Movie Poster Exhibition and Auction
The Screenwriters Symposium - seminar guests included Darryl Ponicsan, Michael Varhol, Rupert Walters, and moderator Rick Stevenson
The Secret Festival
A Tribute to Michael Powell - included A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus, A Canterbury Tale, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Gone to Earth, I Know Where I’m Going, The Red Shoes, 49th Parallel