Das Schweigen der Lämmer | Best of Cinema

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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Classic film series BEST OF CINEMA on Tuesday, 04.11.25

USA 1991 | Director: Jonathan Demme | 118 min. | FSK 16
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Anthony Heald

The FBI tries in vain to track down a serial killer known as "Buffalo Bill", who abducts and murders his female victims and then removes parts of their skin. In order to create a psychological profile of the killer, the young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) visits the imprisoned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a cannibalistic murderer, in the high-security wing. However, the highly intelligent doctor pursues his own interests during their conversations: In return for any information, he demands intimate insights into the agent's past, who becomes ever more deeply entangled in his perfidious web of manipulation, power and psychological games. While Clarice loses precious time, Buffalo Bill already has his next victim in his sights ...

Jonathan Demme's multi-award-winning psychological thriller, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Thomas Harris, has long since become an unmissable classic that is hardly missing from any list of the best films of all time. Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins deliver a nerve-wracking duel in the leading roles and were both awarded an Oscar® for their outstanding performance. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMB won a total of five times at the 1992 Academy Awards® and was only the third film to win the Oscar® in the five most important categories - Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay

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