The Scarlet Letter
In a luminous new print of Victor Sjöström’s silent adaptation of the Nathaniel Hawthorne novel, Lilian Gish stars as the tragic seamstress Hester Prynne, punished for playing on the Sabbath and seeking refuge in an ill-advised relationship with the kindly minister Arthur Dimmesdale (played by Swedish heartthrob Lars Hanson).
Silent, with live musical accompaniment. Donald Sosin will perform the score that brought the house down at last year's Pordenone Silent Film Festival in Italy, along with new songs by Joanna Seaton, with Nick Sosin, percussion. More information about Seaton and the Sosins at www.silent-film-music.com. SIFF is pleased to once again host master silent film musician Donald Sosin at this year's festival.
Co-presented in cooperation with The San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
Sponsor:
Encore Media Group
Cast & Crew
Director: Victor Sjöström
Producer: Victor Sjöström
Editor: Hugh Winn
Screenwriter: Nathaniel Hawthorne (novel), Frances Marion
Cinematographer: Hendrik Sartov
Music: Lisa Anne Miller, Mark Northam
Principal Cast: Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson
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