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Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

  • The Silence of the Lambs
  • Married to the Mob
  • Something Wild
  • Stop Making Sense
  • Philadelphia
  • The Truth About Charlie
  • Swimming to Cambodia
  • The Manchurian Candidate
  • Rachel Getting Married
  • Storefront Hitchcock
  • Neil Young: Heart of Gold
  • The Agronomist
  • Last Embrace
  • Beloved
  • Melvin and Howard
  • Caged Heat
  • Swing Shift
  • Citizens Band
  • Fighting Mad
  • Crazy Mama
  • I'm Carolyn Parker
  • Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
  • Neil Young Journeys
  • Neil Young Trunk Show
  • Who Am I This Time?
  • Enzo Avitabile Music Life
  • A Master Builder
  • Ricki and the Flash
  • Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
  • Subway Stories
  • Cousin Bobby
  • Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
  • Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
  • Another Telepathic Thing
  • The Power of Rock
  • Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
  • What's Motivating Hayes
  • Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
  • Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
  • Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
  • Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary