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Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

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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

Stop Making Sense
Phantom Thread
Philadelphia
The Silence of the Lambs
Suspiria
Rachel Getting Married
Adaptation.
The Manchurian Candidate
Beloved
Devil in a Blue Dress
Vox Lux
Caged Heat