Jonathan Demme
Directing
- Born:
- 1944-02-22
- Died:
- 2017-04-26
- Place of birth:
- Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
Biography
Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.
Known For
Filmography
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Pablo
Corman's World
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Oz
Scene by Scene
That Thing You Do!
Blood Brothers
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Cousin Bobby
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Married to the Mob
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Into the Night
Last Embrace
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
The Incredible Melting Man