the silence of the lambs was the first silence of the lambs and hannibal.
the silence of the lambs was the first silence of the lambs and hannibal.
which is first silence of the lambs and hannibal?
the silence of the lambs
dino de laurentiis produced michael mann's film "manhunter" in 1986, based on harris's 1981 novel "red dragon", featuring the first appearance of hannibal lecter, played by brian cox. de laurentiis did not like mann's film: ""manhunter" was no good ... it was not "red dragon"," he said. de laurentiis and his wife martha (also his co-producer) had no direct involvement in "the silence of the lambs", a decision de laurentiis came to regret. they did, however, own the rights to the lecter character and reportedly allowed orion pictures, which produced "the silence of the lambs", to use the character of lecter for free, not wishing to be "greedy". when "the silence of the lambs" became a commercial and critical success in 1991, winning five academy awards, both dino and martha de laurentiis found themselves sitting on a valuable asset and eager for a follow-up novel they could adapt. after a lengthy wait, de laurentiis finally received a call from harris telling him he had finished the sequel to "the silence of the lambs" and de laurentiis purchased the rights for a record $10 million.
hannibal (2001 film)
the reviews for "hannibal" were mixed. "time" magazine wrote: "a banquet of creepy, gory or grotesque incidents is on display in "hannibal". but this superior sequel has romance in its dark heart." "empire" magazine gave it two out of five stars, calling it "laughable to just plain boring, "hannibal" is toothless to the end." david thomson, writing in the british film institute magazine "sight & sound", praised the film. "it works. it's smart, good-looking, sexy, fun ... dirty, naughty and knowing." thomson does make clear, however, he is a great fan of director ridley scott's work. he adds: "it is, literally, that hannibal lecter has become such a household joke that he can't be dreadful again. it seems clear that anthony hopkins and scott saw that, and planned accordingly. that's how the movie was saved." "variety" magazine in its review said ""hannibal" is not as good as "lambs" ... ultimately more shallow and crass at its heart than its predecessor, "hannibal" is nevertheless tantalizing, engrossing and occasionally startling."
hannibal (2001 film)