The International Silent Film Festival in Manila (ISFFM) is the first of its kind in Asia. Since its establishment in 2007, ISFFM has given the Filipino audience the chance to watch silent motion pictures accompanied by live musical performances courtesy of some of the most notable homegrown musicians.
The 11th edition of ISFFM will run from August 31 to September 3, 2017 in Shang Cineplex, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City. This year’s line-up includes films from Spain, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Japan, Philippines, Austria, Germany, and United States of America.
*All images are from the booklet given by Instituto Cervantes - Manila.
Here are the silent motion pictures featured in the 11th International Silent Film Festival in Manila (with synopsis):
El Golfo, Spain. Year: 1918. Duration: 74 minutes. Director: José de Togores. Genre: Action/Comedy. Cast: Ernesto Vilches, Irene López Heredia, Artemio Pérez, Bueno Antoñito Suárez, and José Olózaga. Date and Time: August 31, 2017, 8pm.
Underground, United Kingdom. Year: 1928. Duration: 94 minures. Director: Anthony Asquith. Genre: Drama. Cast: Brian Aherne, Elissa Landi, and Cyril McLaglen. Date and Time: September 1, 2017, 730pm.
L’Inhumaine (The New Enchantment), France. Year: 1923. Duration: 135 minutes. Director: Marcel L’Herbier. Genre: Drama. Cast: Jaque Catelain, Léonid Walter de Malte, and Philippe Hériat. Date and Time: September 1, 2017, 930pm.
Una Famiglia Perfetta (A Perfect Family), Italy. Year: 2017. Duration: 70 minutes. Director: Ruben Maria Soriquez. Genre: Drama. Cast: Ruben Maria Soriquez, Lanie Martin Gumarang, Kim Soriquez, and Red Ibasco. Date and Time: September 2, 2017, 3pm.
Hijosen no Onna (Dragnet Girl), Japan. Year: 1933. Duration 100 minutes. Director: Yasujiro Ozu. Genre: Drama. Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Joji Oka, Sumiko Mizukubo, Hideo Mitsui. Date and Time: September 2, 2017, 730pm.
Taglish, Philippines. Year: 2012. Duration: 70 minutes. Director: Gym Lumbera. Genre: Drama. Cast: Dado Javier and Loleng Hernandez-Javier. Date and Time: September 2, 2017, 8pm.
Café Elektric, Austria. Year: 1927. Duration: 90 minutes. Director: Gustav Ucicky. Genre: Drama. Cast: Willi Frost, Marlene Dietrich, and Fritz Alberti. Date and Time: September 3, 2017, 3pm.
Pandora’s Box. Germany. Year: 1929. Duration: 131 minutes. Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst. Genre: Drama. Cast: Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Franz Lederer, Carl Goetz, and Alice Roberte. Date and Time: September 3, 2017, 5pm.