Jonathan Demme
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.
Filmography
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024
as Self
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
2021
as Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Pablo
2012
as Self
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
2010
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
as Self
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
2007
as Self
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
2005
as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
2005
as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
2005
as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
2005
as Self
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004
as Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001
as Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
as Self
That Thing You Do!
1996
as Major Motion Picture Director
Blood Brothers
1995
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
1994
as Narrator
Cousin Bobby
1992
as Self
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
1991
as Self
Married to the Mob
1988
as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)
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Midnight Sun Film Festival
1987