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Jonathan Demme

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American film director and producer, Oscar winner for The Silence of the Lambs, also renowned for Philadelphia and acclaimed music documentaries. Died in April 2017.

Won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Silence of the Lambs (1992). Directed landmark concert films including Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads) and a trilogy with Neil Young. Died April 26, 2017.

DeBaser’s reviews salute Jonathan Demme’s range: the chilling precision of The Silence of the Lambs, the humanist force of Philadelphia, and the musical verve of Neil Young Journeys. Performances and editing are praised, with some notes on courtroom rhetoric. Demme is remembered as an American director who died in April 2017. Overall sentiment skews appreciative.

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