1 Reel Film Festival at Bumbershoot 2010
SIFF Cinema will once again take part in Bumbershoot: Seattle’s extraordinary music and arts festival. The 1 Reel Film Festival will present more than 100 US and international short films, as well as three feature films, at SIFF Cinema over Labor Day weekend, September 3–6, 2010.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
September 10–12 at SIFF Cinema
New 4K digital restoration! Director David Lean's masterful 1957 realization of Pierre Boulle's novel remains a benchmark for war films, and a deeply absorbing movie by any standard—like most of Lean's canon, The Bridge on the River Kwai achieves a richness in theme, narrative, and characterization that transcends genre.
Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival
September 17–19 at SIFF Cinema
Presented by MIFFF, the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival is the premier Pacific Northwest weekend long event devoted towards independent and international genre filmmaking.
The Festival of New Spanish Cinema
September 23–26 at SIFF Cinema
The third edition of this traveling Festival will bring the latest works of Spanish filmmakers to SIFF Cinema: stunning debuts (Me Too, Three Days With the Family) coincide with major works of renowned authors (The Island Inside, After) in a program which celebrates the diversity and vitality of contemporary Spanish Cinema.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents…
October 8–11 at SIFF Cinema
Johan Grimonprez’s ingenious Double Take appropriates Alfred Hitchcock’s image and voice to explore the Master of Suspense’s signature issue: identity and the double. We also present four brilliant Hitchcock titles that expand on this reflecting mirror… more
A Matter of Size
October 15–20 at SIFF Cinema
An overweight, Israeli dishwasher is introduced to sumo wrestling by his Japanese co-workers and finds self-acceptance in a sport where his size is his greatest asset. more
The Complete Metropolis
October 21–28 at SIFF Cinema
Fritz Lang's 1927 Masterpiece now with 25 minutes of lost footage.
October 21-23 only: with live accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra more
Roman Polanski: Shorts with live music by SzaZa
November 11 at SIFF Cinema
In the late '50s and early '60s jazz had become a fascination of many Polish filmmakers and it remained an essential element of Polanski's cinema for many years. We are pleased to present the short films with the live accompaniment by SzaZa, paying tribute to Polish jazz pioneer Krzysztof Komeda, Polanski's long time collaborator both in Eurpoe and Hollywood.
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SIFF 2010 Festival Trailer
The 36th Seattle International Film Festival runs May 20 through June 13.
