Silence of the Lambs gripped me from first frame to last. One of the most terrifying movies I've seen... I watched it in an empty theater on a rainy afternoon.
Then therapists are like: “so that’s when your emotional problems began?” I’m kidding. That’s funny tho. Like when therapists ask: “when do you think it all went wrong for you?” You show then Artax‘a death in A Neverending Story. Hahaha. Do they ask those questions? I imagine I would respond w a film reference like those. Haha.
Thanking the Gods we have so much of him which remains. Demme we are all gutted. Massive respect for this staggering unique filmmaker. RIP Jonathan Demme
Like Bergman, Hitchcock and Fuller, Demme knew this regarding intense head-on close ups: "... you show exactly what the character sees, you shoot it exactly from their point of view."
I need to say a good word for "Beloved", which is hugely under-appreciated. One of Demme's very best, and an adaptation of a novel that should have been just about impossible to film. I have a sincere question: do other people not like it, or do they dismiss it because Demme's a white guy who dared to make a movie about black American characters?
I think it's a great film as well, but its dismissal has little to do with Demme being a white guy and more to do with most audiences not having read the book and not being able to understand the film very well. Currently working on a big video essay defense of it.
Love how you can tell that PTA has so much reverence and respect for Demme, he never interrupts or interjects, he just listens intently
Uh yeah, duh.
I csn listen to great directors discuss film for hours. Thanks for sharing.
Silence of the Lambs gripped me from first frame to last. One of the most terrifying movies I've seen... I watched it in an empty theater on a rainy afternoon.
I was in that theatre too, Janet !!! you smelled AMAZING !!!
Then therapists are like: “so that’s when your emotional problems began?” I’m kidding. That’s funny tho. Like when therapists ask: “when do you think it all went wrong for you?” You show then Artax‘a death in A Neverending Story. Hahaha. Do they ask those questions? I imagine I would respond w a film reference like those. Haha.
R.I.P what a master
Thanking the Gods we have so much of him which remains. Demme we are all gutted. Massive respect for this staggering unique filmmaker. RIP Jonathan Demme
So much swag on one stage
Gandhar Kulkarni I know. Femme seems so down to earth and cool.
Rest In Peace Jonathan Demme!
Watching this after paul's interview with linklater in honoring Jonathan's memory, its really sad.
PTA has always expressed great admiration for Jonathan Demme, it is clear in the conversation who is the teacher and who is the student.
this is gold
Like Bergman, Hitchcock and Fuller, Demme knew this regarding intense head-on close ups:
"... you show exactly what the character sees, you shoot it exactly from their point of view."
A conversation is when two people talk…, nos just one !!!
I need to say a good word for "Beloved", which is hugely under-appreciated. One of Demme's very best, and an adaptation of a novel that should have been just about impossible to film. I have a sincere question: do other people not like it, or do they dismiss it because Demme's a white guy who dared to make a movie about black American characters?
I think it's a great film as well, but its dismissal has little to do with Demme being a white guy and more to do with most audiences not having read the book and not being able to understand the film very well. Currently working on a big video essay defense of it.
It's no _Putney Swope._
Melvin and Howard is beautiful!
It's certainly crazy that he thought Meg Ryan was more talented than Jodie Foster 😂
What is the music at the end?
He talks to the end?
Did this interview take place in 2015?
He can do his autobiksogrsphy😮
Yadda Yadda. There are four story arcs: up, down, up down, down up.
I can't believe he thought Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan and Laura Dern were superior than Jodie Freaking Foster
@Michael Murphy still is