VOICE CHOICES ARCHIVES

The Silence of the Lambs

by Jim Hoberman

May 18, 2011

Dir. Jonathan Demme (1991).
The movie made Anthony Hopkins’ Hannibal Lector but it’s Jodie Foster’s nuanced, tragic performance and Jonathan Demme’s somber direction that make this serial killer thriller a movie.

Fridays-Sundays, midnight. Starts: May 27. Continues through May 29, 2011

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