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
Defining films
In their own words
We watched a lot of Cassavetes, obviously, 'Faces' and 'A Woman Under the Influence.' We watched films by Max Ophuls... What we were doing was looking at films where you really love hanging out with the characters.
Demme's influence can be felt in our films, the use of music, and how he captured the energy of real people, similar to films like 'Melvin and Howard' or 'Something Wild'.
I'm a massive, massive, massive fan of Eric Rohmer, and his work in general. So if there's a little bit of Rohmer in there, I'm thrilled to hear that.
Films by decade
