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Seattle International Film Festival 1991 Archive

Seattle International Film Festival 1991

Relive the 17th 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 1991 Seattle International Film Festival.

Dates: May 16–June 9, 1991
Number of Days: 25
Venues: Broadway Market Cinemas, Broadway Performance Hall, Egyptian Theatre, Harvard Exit Theater, Paramount Theatre

Opening Night: The Miracle at Paramount Theatre
Closing Night: Uranus at Egyptian Theatre
Tribute: David Lean

FESTIVAL CATALOG

Photos

A very full lobby of guests at the Paramount Theatre await the Opening Night film, The Miracle

A very full lobby of guests at the Paramount Theatre await the Opening Night film, The Miracle

A very full lobby of guests at the Paramount Theatre await the Opening Night film, The Miracle

A very full lobby of guests at the Paramount Theatre await the Opening Night film, The Miracle

The cast and crew of the film, Emma & Elvis, including director, Julia Reichert (far right), hang out outside the Egyptian

The cast and crew of the film, Emma & Elvis, including director, Julia Reichert (far right), hang out outside the Egyptian

The cast and crew of the film, Emma & Elvis, including director, Julia Reichert (far right), hang out outside the Egyptian

The cast and crew of the film, Emma & Elvis, including director, Julia Reichert (far right), hang out outside the Egyptian

Lily Tomlin accepting the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Actress for her film, Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

Lily Tomlin accepting the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Actress for her film, Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

Lily Tomlin accepting the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Actress for her film, Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

Lily Tomlin accepting the Golden Space Needle Audience Award for Best Actress for her film, Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

Actor, Peter Berg, on stage at the Egyptian, during the screening of his film, Crooked Hearts

Actor, Peter Berg, on stage at the Egyptian, during the screening of his film, Crooked Hearts

Actor, Peter Berg, on stage at the Egyptian, during the screening of his film, Crooked Hearts

Actor, Peter Berg, on stage at the Egyptian, during the screening of his film, Crooked Hearts

The box office for the 17th Seattle International Film Festival in action

The box office for the 17th Seattle International Film Festival in action

The box office for the 17th Seattle International Film Festival in action

The box office for the 17th Seattle International Film Festival in action

The Paramount marquee announcing Opening Night of the 17th Seattle International Film Festival

The Paramount marquee announcing Opening Night of the 17th Seattle International Film Festival

The Paramount marquee announcing Opening Night of the 17th Seattle International Film Festival

The Paramount marquee announcing Opening Night of the 17th Seattle International Film Festival

Uranus
Uranus
The Miracle
The Miracle
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
My Mother's Castle
My Mother's Castle
Paris is Burning
Paris is Burning

FULL LINEUP DETAILS

Awards

Golden Space Needle Awards

Best Film
My Mother's Castle (dir. Yves Robert, France)

Best Director
Peter Greenaway (Drowning by Numbers, UK)

Best Actress
Lily Tomlin (Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe)

Best Actor
Alan Rickman (Close My Eyes / Truly, Madly, Deeply)

Best Short
The Potato Hunter (dir. Timothy Hittle, USA)

Best Documentary
Paris Is Burning (dir. Jennie Livingston, UK/USA)

List of Feature-Length Films

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Special Programs & Events

Archival Treasures - included Dr. Mabuse, The Gambler, Cleopatra, Heaven’s Gate, Romeo and Juliet from the Village 

David Lean Tribute - included Brief Encounter, Doctor Zhivago, Hobson’s Choice, Summertime

“Interacting” Seminar: The Director & Actor at Work - moderated by Rick Stevenson

Babar/Peter Rabbit Family Matinee 

Golden Space Needle Awards 

Midnight Series: Beyond the Edge - included Adrenaline, The Ambulance, The Borrower, The Dark Backward, Encounters of the Spooky Kind, Part II, Iron Man, My Lovely Monster, Peacock King 

New Director’s Showcase - included December Bride, Emma and Elvis, Głuchy Telefon, Halfaouine–Boy of the Terraces, Knockout, A Little Stiff, Mindwalk, Overseas, Poison, The Reflecting Sun, Rodrigo D.–No Future, Truly, Madly, Deeply 

Poster Auction 

Secret Festival