Jonathan Demme
Directing

Jonathan Demme

Born 22 February 1944 · Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA · Died 26 April 2017

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.

Known for

The Silence of the Lambs
Philadelphia
Adaptation.
The Manchurian Candidate
That Thing You Do!
The Killing
Oz
Columbo
Ricki and the Flash
Rachel Getting Married
Something Wild
Stop Making Sense
The Power of Rock
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Ricki and the Flash
Another Telepathic Thing
What's Motivating Hayes
Song One
A Master Builder
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Neil Young Journeys
I'm Carolyn Parker
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Neil Young Trunk Show
Rachel Getting Married
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
The Manchurian Candidate
The Agronomist
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Adaptation.
The Truth About Charlie
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Storefront Hitchcock
Beloved
Subway Stories
Ulee's Gold
That Thing You Do!
Mandela
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Philadelphia
Cousin Bobby
The Silence of the Lambs
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Miami Blues
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Married to the Mob
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Swimming to Cambodia
Something Wild
Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
Into the Night
The Perfect Kiss
Stop Making Sense
Swing Shift
Who Am I This Time?
Melvin and Howard
Last Embrace
The Incredible Melting Man
Citizens Band
Fighting Mad
Crazy Mama
Caged Heat
Black Mama, White Mama
The Hot Box
Angels Hard as They Come
Jonathan Demme · Midrow