The 15th annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival is almost upon us! I, for one, can hardly wait.
Here’s the lineup!
Thursday, July 15th
The Iron Horse (USA, 1924, 150 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: John Ford Cast: George O'Brien, Madge BellamyAccompanied By: Dennis James
Friday, July 16th
Amazing Tales from the Archives 1 (60 mins)
Lost Films from the Silent Era:
Presentations by Joe Lindner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Paula Félix-Didier and Fernando Peña of Museo del Cine, Buenos Aires (the archivists responsible for finding the lost Metropolis footage). Accompanied By: Donald Sosin
A Spray of Plum Blossoms (China, 1931, 100 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Bu Wancang Cast: Ruan-Lingyu, Jin YanAccompanied By: Donald Sosin
Presented with both Mandarin and English intertitles.
Rotaie (Italy, 1929, 74 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Mario Camerini Cast: Käthe von Nagy, Maurizio D'Ancora
Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
Presented with Italian intertitles accompanied by a live English translation.
Metropolis (Germany, 1927, 148 mins, Digital)
Directed By: Fritz Lang Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm
Accompanied By: Alloy Orchestra
Special Guests: Paula Félix-Didier and Fernando Peña of the Museo del Cine, the pair who found the lost footage!
Saturday, July 17th
The Big Business of Short, Funny Films (62 min)
Director Pete Docter presents a selection of hilarious short films — some of the funniest moments in cinema — all in 35mm! Program includes The Cook (USA, 1918, 22 min),Pass the Gravy (USA, 1928, 22 min), and Big Business (USA, 1929, 18 min)
Variations on a Theme:
Musicians on the Craft of Composing and Performing for Silent Film (70 mins)
Chloe Veltman, Bay Area culture correspondent for The New York Times and producer and host of public radio’s VoiceBox, will moderate a discussion with the musicians participating in the 2010 Festival.
The Flying Ace (USA, 1926, 65 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Richard E. Norman Cast: Lawrence Criner, Kathryn Boyd
Accompanied By: Donald Sosin Special Guest: Rita Reagan from Norman Studios Silent Film Museum
The Strong Man (USA, 1926, 75 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Frank Capra Cast: Harry Langdon, Priscilla Bonner
Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
Diary of a Lost Girl (Germany, 1929, 116 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Georg Wilhelm Pabst Cast: Louise Brooks, Kurt Gerron
Accompanied By: Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (Sweden , Denmark, 1922, 90 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Benjamin Christensen Cast: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt Accompanied By: Matti Bye Ensemble
Sunday, July 18th
Amazing Tales from the Archives 2 (60 mins)
Presentations by Annette Melville (National Film Preservation Board) and Mike Mashon (Library of Congress, Moving Image Section) Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
The Shakedown (USA, 1929, 70 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: William Wyler Cast: James Murray, Barbara Kent, Jack Hanlon
Accompanied By: Donald Sosin
Leonard Maltin will interview the children of director William Wyler onstage
Man with a Movie Camera (USSR, 1929, 70 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Dziga Vertov
Accompanied By: Alloy Orchestra
The Woman Disputed (USA, 1928, 110 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Henry King, Sam Taylor
Cast: Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland
Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
Introduction by Kevin Brownlow
L'Heureuse mort (France, 1924, 83 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Serge Nadejdine
Cast: Nicolas Rimsky, Lucie Larue Accompanied By: Matti Bye Ensemble
Presented with French intertitles accompanied by a live English translation.
Throughout the weekend there will be many authors on hand to sign their books and DVDs. Here's that lineup.
THURSDAY JULY 15
9:30 pm David W. Menefee – George O'Brien: A Man’s Man In Hollywood
9:30 pm Ira Resnick – Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood
FRIDAY JULY 16
12:30 pm Diana Serra Cary – Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy?
4:00 pm Richie Meyer – Ruan Ling-Yu: The Goddess of Shanghai
4:00 pm Elaine Mae Woo – Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life,
Times and Legend (DVD)
7:30 pm Eddie Muller – Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
7:30 pm Scott O’Brien – Ann Harding - Cinema's Gallant Lady
7:30 pm Sarah Baker – Lucky Stars: Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell
SATURDAY JULY 17
11:15 am Leonard Maltin – Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen
11:15 am Pete Docter – The Art of Up, Moster's Inc (DVD), Up (DVD),
1:30 pm Festival musicians signing their CDs and DVDs
3:30 pm Robert Dix – Out of Hollywood
3:30 pm William Wellman Jr. – The Man and His Wings: William A. Wellman and
the Making of the First Best Picture
3:30 pm Jeffrey Vance - Douglas Fairbanks
5:30 pm Kevin Brownlow - The Parade's Gone By, along with his DVDs
8:45 pm Thomas Gladysz – The Diary of a Lost Girl (Louise Brooks edition)
8:45 pm Samuel Bernstein – Lulu: A Novel
8:45 pm Ira Resnick – Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood
SUNDAY JULY 18
11:15 am Gregory Paul Williams – The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History
11:15 am David Kiehn – Broncho Billy and the Essanay Film Company
11:15 am David Shepard – Chicago (DVD)
11:15 am Elaine Mae Woo – Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life,
Times and Legend (DVD)
1:30 pm Anthony Slide – Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine
1:30 pm Lucy Autry Wilson (with David Kiehn) – George Lucas's Blockbusting
4:00 pm Donna Hill (with Emily Leider) – Rudolph Valentino, The Silent Idol: His
Life in Photographs
6:30 pm Kevin Brownlow - The Parade's Gone By
6:30 pm Jeffrey Vance - Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian
6:30 pm John Bengtson – Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the
Films of Charlie Chaplin
6:30 pm David W. Menefee – Sarah Bernhardt in the Theatre of Films and Sound
Recordings
Here’s the lineup!
Thursday, July 15th
The Iron Horse (USA, 1924, 150 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: John Ford Cast: George O'Brien, Madge BellamyAccompanied By: Dennis James
Friday, July 16th
Amazing Tales from the Archives 1 (60 mins)
Lost Films from the Silent Era:
Presentations by Joe Lindner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Paula Félix-Didier and Fernando Peña of Museo del Cine, Buenos Aires (the archivists responsible for finding the lost Metropolis footage). Accompanied By: Donald Sosin
A Spray of Plum Blossoms (China, 1931, 100 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Bu Wancang Cast: Ruan-Lingyu, Jin YanAccompanied By: Donald Sosin
Presented with both Mandarin and English intertitles.
Rotaie (Italy, 1929, 74 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Mario Camerini Cast: Käthe von Nagy, Maurizio D'Ancora
Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
Presented with Italian intertitles accompanied by a live English translation.
Metropolis (Germany, 1927, 148 mins, Digital)
Directed By: Fritz Lang Cast: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm
Accompanied By: Alloy Orchestra
Special Guests: Paula Félix-Didier and Fernando Peña of the Museo del Cine, the pair who found the lost footage!
Saturday, July 17th
The Big Business of Short, Funny Films (62 min)
Director Pete Docter presents a selection of hilarious short films — some of the funniest moments in cinema — all in 35mm! Program includes The Cook (USA, 1918, 22 min),Pass the Gravy (USA, 1928, 22 min), and Big Business (USA, 1929, 18 min)
Variations on a Theme:
Musicians on the Craft of Composing and Performing for Silent Film (70 mins)
Chloe Veltman, Bay Area culture correspondent for The New York Times and producer and host of public radio’s VoiceBox, will moderate a discussion with the musicians participating in the 2010 Festival.
The Flying Ace (USA, 1926, 65 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Richard E. Norman Cast: Lawrence Criner, Kathryn Boyd
Accompanied By: Donald Sosin Special Guest: Rita Reagan from Norman Studios Silent Film Museum
The Strong Man (USA, 1926, 75 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Frank Capra Cast: Harry Langdon, Priscilla Bonner
Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
Diary of a Lost Girl (Germany, 1929, 116 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Georg Wilhelm Pabst Cast: Louise Brooks, Kurt Gerron
Accompanied By: Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (Sweden , Denmark, 1922, 90 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Benjamin Christensen Cast: Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt Accompanied By: Matti Bye Ensemble
Sunday, July 18th
Amazing Tales from the Archives 2 (60 mins)
Presentations by Annette Melville (National Film Preservation Board) and Mike Mashon (Library of Congress, Moving Image Section) Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
The Shakedown (USA, 1929, 70 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: William Wyler Cast: James Murray, Barbara Kent, Jack Hanlon
Accompanied By: Donald Sosin
Leonard Maltin will interview the children of director William Wyler onstage
Man with a Movie Camera (USSR, 1929, 70 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Dziga Vertov
Accompanied By: Alloy Orchestra
The Woman Disputed (USA, 1928, 110 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Henry King, Sam Taylor
Cast: Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland
Accompanied By: Stephen Horne
Introduction by Kevin Brownlow
L'Heureuse mort (France, 1924, 83 mins, 35mm)
Directed By: Serge Nadejdine
Cast: Nicolas Rimsky, Lucie Larue Accompanied By: Matti Bye Ensemble
Presented with French intertitles accompanied by a live English translation.
Throughout the weekend there will be many authors on hand to sign their books and DVDs. Here's that lineup.
THURSDAY JULY 15
9:30 pm David W. Menefee – George O'Brien: A Man’s Man In Hollywood
9:30 pm Ira Resnick – Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood
FRIDAY JULY 16
12:30 pm Diana Serra Cary – Whatever Happened to Baby Peggy?
4:00 pm Richie Meyer – Ruan Ling-Yu: The Goddess of Shanghai
4:00 pm Elaine Mae Woo – Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life,
Times and Legend (DVD)
7:30 pm Eddie Muller – Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
7:30 pm Scott O’Brien – Ann Harding - Cinema's Gallant Lady
7:30 pm Sarah Baker – Lucky Stars: Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell
SATURDAY JULY 17
11:15 am Leonard Maltin – Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen
11:15 am Pete Docter – The Art of Up, Moster's Inc (DVD), Up (DVD),
1:30 pm Festival musicians signing their CDs and DVDs
3:30 pm Robert Dix – Out of Hollywood
3:30 pm William Wellman Jr. – The Man and His Wings: William A. Wellman and
the Making of the First Best Picture
3:30 pm Jeffrey Vance - Douglas Fairbanks
5:30 pm Kevin Brownlow - The Parade's Gone By, along with his DVDs
8:45 pm Thomas Gladysz – The Diary of a Lost Girl (Louise Brooks edition)
8:45 pm Samuel Bernstein – Lulu: A Novel
8:45 pm Ira Resnick – Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood
SUNDAY JULY 18
11:15 am Gregory Paul Williams – The Story of Hollywood: An Illustrated History
11:15 am David Kiehn – Broncho Billy and the Essanay Film Company
11:15 am David Shepard – Chicago (DVD)
11:15 am Elaine Mae Woo – Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life,
Times and Legend (DVD)
1:30 pm Anthony Slide – Inside the Hollywood Fan Magazine
1:30 pm Lucy Autry Wilson (with David Kiehn) – George Lucas's Blockbusting
4:00 pm Donna Hill (with Emily Leider) – Rudolph Valentino, The Silent Idol: His
Life in Photographs
6:30 pm Kevin Brownlow - The Parade's Gone By
6:30 pm Jeffrey Vance - Harold Lloyd: Master Comedian
6:30 pm John Bengtson – Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the
Films of Charlie Chaplin
6:30 pm David W. Menefee – Sarah Bernhardt in the Theatre of Films and Sound
Recordings
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