Jonathan Demme
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| - | '''Jonathan Demme''' (born [[February 22]] [[1944]], in [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin]], [[New York]]) is an [[Academy Award for Directing|Academy Award]] winning [[United States|American]] [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[writer]]. | ||
| - | Demme broke into feature film directing working for [[Roger Corman]]. His first mainstream feature ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' caught the eye of Hollywood and he was signed to direct the [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Kurt Russell]] vehicle ''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]''. The compromised production saw Demme withdraw from feature films making a notable series of 'concert films' with ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'' and ''[[Swimming to Cambodia]]''. | + | '''Robert Jonathan Demme''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ɛ|m|i}}; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Demme rose to prominence in the 1980s with his comedy films ''[[Melvin and Howard]]'' (1980), ''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]'' (1984), ''[[Something Wild (1986 film)|Something Wild]]'' (1986) and ''[[Married to the Mob]]'' (1988). He became best known for directing ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' (1991), for which he won the [[Academy Award for Best Director]]. He later directed the acclaimed films ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993) and ''[[Rachel Getting Married]]'' (2008). |
| - | Demme won the Academy Award for ''[[The Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs]]'' in 1991. One of the few films to win all the major categories (best film, best director, best screenplay, best actor, and best actress) Demme directed an Oscar winning turn from [[Tom Hanks]] in his next feature ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''. | + | {{GFDL}} |
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| - | One of his common directorial motifs is to allow characters to look directly into the camera. | + | |
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| - | Demme formed his production company, [[Clinica Estetico]], with producers [[Edward Saxon]] and Peter Saraf. They were based out of [[New York City, New York|New York]] for fifteen years. | + | |
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| - | Demme has three children and is a graduate of the [[University of Florida]]. He also was the uncle of director [[Ted Demme]], who died in 2002. | + | |
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| - | It has been reported that he is currently working on a documentary featuring [[Jimmy Carter]] as he promotes his book [[Palestine:Peace not Apartheid]].{{GFDL}} | + | |
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Robert Jonathan Demme (Template:IPAc-en; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Demme rose to prominence in the 1980s with his comedy films Melvin and Howard (1980), Swing Shift (1984), Something Wild (1986) and Married to the Mob (1988). He became best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs (1991), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He later directed the acclaimed films Philadelphia (1993) and Rachel Getting Married (2008).
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