The Silence of the Lambs (DVD, 1998, Criterion Collection - OUT OF PRINT)

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Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins will likely be forever associated with their roles in this bone-chilling masterpiece, based on the novel by Thomas Harris and directed by Jonathan Demme. FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Foster) is sent by her supervisor (Scott Glenn) to interview ferociously intelligent serial killer Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lechter (Hopkins) at his cell in a Maryland mental hospital. The FBI hopes Lechter can provide insight into the mind of killer-at-large, Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine), whose current abductee happens to be the daughter of a senator. Intrigued by Clairice, Lechter demands information about her personal life and in exchange for clues, and the two begin to form a strangely intimate connection, with a girl's life hanging in the balance. Starling is gradually revealed as a woman struggling out of her own darkness, bound to aid the dysfunctional males around her on their own paths of transformation, liberation, and destruction. This is a film of brilliant and disturbing beauty that transcends its B-movie origins (though it does honor them with a cameo appearance by Roger Corman). Its enduring influence has led to a slew of similarly dark-toned serial killer films, and a sequel, HANNIBAL (2001).

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eBay Product ID (ePID)3170778

Product Key Features

ActorJodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
EditionCriterion Collection-Out of Print
RatingR
DirectorJonathan Demme
FormatDVD
Release Year1998
GenreDrama

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Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Display FormatCriterion Collection-Out of Print
Signal StandardDvd
Leading RoleJodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins
Film CountryUSA
Release Date19980707

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  • A Fine Selection from Criterion

    If you're a collector of Criterion films, this one is an early release so the special features are not as extensive as they are now, and the essay included is similarly short. Nevertheless this is an easily accessible horror/thriller with great performances, including a memorable one by Anthony Hopkins (who is not in the film for very long but makes a lasting impact). Jodie Foster is also notably strong as a woman who struggles to prove herself among the FBI, which is dominated by men. This adaptation of the novel by Thomas Harris stands on its own. It's gripping and frightening, with many iconic scenes and characters.

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  • Essential

    Jodie Foster's best movie

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