What was the name of the character played by Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (film) the "Playboy" centerfold." The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme from a screenplay written by Ted Tally, adapted from Thomas Harris's 1988 novel of the same name. The film stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, and Anthony Heald. In the film, Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, seeks the advice of the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer to apprehend another serial killer, known only as "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims' corpses. The novel was
The Silence of the Lambs (novel) Author David Foster Wallace used the book as part of his curriculum while teaching at Pomona College and later included the book as well as Harris's "Red Dragon" on his list of ten favorite novels. John Dunning says of "Silence of the Lambs": [it is] "simply the best thriller I've read in five years". Following the 1986 adaptation of "Red Dragon" (filmed as "Manhunter"), "The Silence of the Lambs" was adapted by Jonathan Demme in 1991. "The Silence of the Lambs" became the third film in Oscar history to win the following five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best