Seattle International Film Festival 1989 Archive

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


FESTIVAL CATALOG

On this page: FULL LINEUP DETAILS

Photos

Capitol Hill Cinemas, a new venue for SIFF in 1989, celebrates the 15th Seattle International Film Festival

Capitol Hill Cinemas, a new venue for SIFF in 1989, celebrates the 15th Seattle International Film Festival

Capitol Hill Cinemas, a new venue for SIFF in 1989, celebrates the 15th Seattle International Film Festival

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)

Behind-the-scenes where the magic happens (in the projection booth)

Behind-the-scenes where the magic happens (in the projection booth)

Behind-the-scenes where the magic happens (in the projection booth)

Richard Jamison and director and screenwriter, Michael Powell, on stage for SIFF's tribute to Powell

Richard Jamison and director and screenwriter, Michael Powell, on stage for SIFF's tribute to Powell

Richard Jamison and director and screenwriter, Michael Powell, on stage for SIFF's tribute to Powell

Richard Jamison 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

Director and screenwriter, Michael Powell on stage at the May 20 screening of his film, A Matter of Life and Death

Director and screenwriter, Michael Powell on stage at the May 20 screening of his film, A Matter of Life and Death

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

Actor, Rutger Hauer, in town for his film, The Legend of the Holy Drinker, meets fans outside the Egyptian

Actor, Rutger Hauer, in town for his film, The Legend of the Holy Drinker, meets fans outside the Egyptian

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)

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)

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)

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)

The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy
The Rainbow
The Rainbow
Aparajito
Aparajito
Earth Girls Are Easy
Earth Girls Are Easy
For All Mankind
For All Mankind
Heathers
Heathers
Apartment Zero
Apartment Zero

FULL LINEUP DETAILS

List of Feature-Length Films

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

Awards

Golden Space Needle Awards

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)

Special Programs & Events

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