![]() ![]() Jodie Foster was not happy when Jonathan Demme was hired as the director for The Silence of the Lambs. (Image credit: Orion Pictures) Jodie Foster’s Fight To Be Demme’s Second Choice They also shot from Starling’s point of view to put the audience more in her shoes and “constantly feel this sense of challenge that she is encountering,” Demme said. In Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster, Demme explains casting tall actors around Jodie Foster to accentuate the idea of her being out of place. I think they’re better people, by and large.ĭemme and cinematographer Tak Fujimoto encapsulated that perspective in the look of The Silence of the Lambs. That brings a touch of the underdog to them, and I respond to that. ![]() Demme explained:įor women to achieve what they want is harder than for men to achieve what they want. In Film Comment’s January 1991 issue (via Diary of a Screenwriter), Demme said, as both a moviegoer and director, he was a sucker for a woman’s picture. Had Clarice Starling been Clark Starling, director Jonathan Demme may never have made The Silence of the Lambs. ![]() (Image credit: Orion Pictures) Silence Of The Lambs Interested Jonathan Demme More As A Woman’s Pic Than Thriller ![]()
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