There was a woman, born in 1902, who lived to be 101 years old. She became a dancer, then a film actor. In her early 30s, she directed two of the most acclaimed films in the history of cinema. She was friends with important people. Critics said she was as good as Eisenstein. But then something went wrong--no one would fund her films. So she became a photographer instead. There was a woman, born in......

It's week something-or-other of SIFF, and the hits just keep on coming! So, here are this week's picks. For all SIFF screenings, the general/member ticket prices are $11/$9 (and matinees $8/$7), except for gala screenings and other special events, which cost more. · Alexandra is "a film of startling originality and beauty" (NYT) about a widowed Russian woman who decides to visit her soldier son at the Chechen front. (tonight, 4:30 p.m. @ SIFF......