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created on: 16/08/2015
by: VanlommelW (1957)
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Person : Jodie Foster
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silence of the lambs
Movie Genre :
Crime
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Drama
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Thriller
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Originally released :
1991
Language - Spoken :
English
Rating :
MPAA (US) R – Restricted
Running time :
114
Movie credits (on artwork) :
Actor : Anthony Hopkins
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Actor : Jodie Foster
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Actor : Scott Glenn
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Actor : Ted Levine
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Directed By : Jonathan Demme
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Director Of Photography : Tak Fujimoto
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Executive Producer : Gary Goetzman
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Film Editing By : Craig McKay
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Music By : Howard Shore
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Novel By (Based On) : Thomas Harris
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Producer : Edward Saxon
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Producer : Kenneth Utt
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Producer : Ron Bozman
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Production Design By : Kristi Zea
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Screenplay By : Ted Tally
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Awards:
BAFTA Best Actor
BAFTA Best Actress
Golden Globe Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
Oscar™ Best Actor In A Leading Role
Oscar™ Best Actress In A Leading Role
Oscar™ Best Director
Oscar™ Best Picture
Oscar™ Best Writing, Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published
Description (by producer & GT in English only) :
Clarice Starling, a gutsy FBI trainee haunted by her past, risks her life in an attempt to save a missing woman from certain death. The desperate, deadly search for a killer makes Clarice confront her deepest fears as she must confront and befriend convicted psychopathic serial killer Dr. Hannibal 'the Cannibal' Lechter, a monstrous brilliant psychiatrist, who can lead her to the murderer.
Comments & Reviews :
Posted by DaveB. (6) on november 17, 2015
Directed by Jonathan Demme, The Silence of the Lambs brings us one of the most fascinating characters in movie history: Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Played to breathtaking effectiveness by Anthony Hopkins, Lecter is both sophisticate (a brilliant psychiatrist and patron of the arts) and animal (a killer who not only murders his victims, but eats them as well). The presence of Hannibal Lecter looms heavy over The Silence of the Lambs, and you will remember this film because you will not forget him.



Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), an FBI agent in training, is assigned to track down a serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), whose modus operandi is that he kidnaps women, murders them, then removes a portion of their skin before dumping their bodies. In an effort to understand Buffalo Bill’s mindset, Starling’s superior, Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn), suggests the young agent spend some time talking with another convicted serial killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), who’s serving multiple life terms for murder. The incredibly intelligent yet undeniably dangerous Lecter agrees to assist, but attaches a series of conditions to his agreement, one of which is that Starling must reveal to him her innermost thoughts and fears. Though apprehensive at first, Starling has little choice but to agree to Lecter's demands when Buffalo Bill abducts the daughter (Brooke Smith) of a United States Senator (Diane Baker). To prevent another murder, Starling will square off against Lecter in a psychological game of cat and mouse, a game she may ultimately have no hope of winning.



The Silence of the Lambs works well as an F.B.I. procedural, detailing a thrilling hunt for a serial killer, and this alone is reason enough to see it. Yet what truly makes The Silence of the Lambs a great motion picture is the verbal give-and-take between Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter. The sparks fly almost immediately when a nervous Starling first pays a visit to the maximum security prison where Lecter is being held. The facility's resident psychiatrist, Dr. Frederick Chilton (Anthony Heald), warns Starling she’s about to come face to face with a ‘monster’, yet no warning, however strong, could have prepared her for this initial encounter. As she approaches, Lecter is standing in the middle of his cell, staring out from behind his Plexiglas cage with a sly, sinister smile curling his lips. Over the course of their discussion, Lecter will mock Starling’s southern drawl, calling her poor white trash masquerading as an agent. His words hit close to home, and are all the more troubling in that Lecter had already uncovered one of her weaknesses in just under five minutes. Over time, the two will speak often, and a level of trust develops between them, yet Starling remains uneasy, always sensing that Lecter can see right through her. As she will come to learn, Hannibal Lecter can see through everybody.



In any given moment, Hannibal Lecter is both the most fascinating and most frightening character in The Silence of the Lambs. He is as intelligent as he is insane, and we’re never quite sure which extreme is controlling him at any given moment. His sharp skills of observation are used to pick apart his adversaries, probing the dark areas of their mind. He never blinks, and he never looks away; he is a hunter, burrowing into the psyche of all who approach him, always in search of a glance...a movement...a single word that will reveal their weakness.



Look into Hannibal Lecter’s eyes, and The Silence of the Lambs will stay with you forever.

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Submitted by : VanlommelW (1957)
on : 09/09/2015
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