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The silence of the lambs
Uniform Title
Silence of the lambs (Motion picture)
Title
The silence of the lambs / an Orion Pictures release ; a Strong Heart / Demme production ; screenplay by Ted Tally ; produced by Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt, Ron Bozman ; directed by Jonathan Demme.
ISBN
9781681434049
1681434040
Edition
Two-DVD special edition.
Publication
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (118 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (12 unnumbered and folded pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from title frame.
Based on the novel by Thomas Harris.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: New 4K digital restoration, approved by director of photography Tak Fujimoto; alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack; on disc one: Audio commentary from 1994 featuring director Jonathan Demme, actors Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, screenwriter Ted Tally, and former FBI agent John Douglas; New interview with critic Maitland McDonagh; Thirty-eight minutes of deleted scenes; Trailer; on disc two: Interview from 2005 with Demme and Foster; Four documentaries featuring hours of interviews with cast and crew; Behind-the-scenes featurette; Storyboards; Plus a book featuring an introduction by Foster, an essay by critic Amy Taubin, pieces from 2000 and 2013 by author Thomas Harris on the origins of the character Hannibal Lecter, and a 1991 interview with Demme.
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Howard Shore ; production designer, Kristi Zea ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood.
English dialogue with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins; Best Actress: Jodie Foster; Best Director: Jonathan Demme.
Summary
"In this chilling adaptation of the best-selling novel by Thomas Harris, the astonishingly versatile director Jonathan Demme crafted a taut psychological thriller about an American obsession: serial murder. As Clarice Sterling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal "the Cannibal" Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender dynamics and gives one of the most memorable performances of her career. As her foil, Anthony Hopkins is the archetypal antihero--cultured, quick-witted, and savagely murderous--delivering a harrowing portrait of humanity gone terribly wrong. A gripping police procedural and a disquieting immersion into a twisted psyche, The Silence of the Lambs swept the Academy Awards (best picture, director, screenplay, actress, actor) and remains a cultural touchstone"--Container.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 12, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 13
Credits
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Craig McKay ; music, Howard Shore ; production designer, Kristi Zea ; costume designer, Colleen Atwood.
Cast
Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald, Brooke Smith, Diane Baker, Kasi Lemmons, Charles Napier, Tracey Walter, Roger Corman, Ron Vawter, Danny Darst, Frankie Faison.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); original Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, alternate 5.1 surround.
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Contents
disc one. [Feature film + special features]
disc two. [Special features].
Videorecording number
CC2854D The Criterion Collection
CC2854DDVD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Detective and mystery films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Strong Heart/Demme Production (Firm), production company.
Orion Pictures, film distributor.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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