The Silence of the Lambs

About this episode

This episode explores the influence of The Silence of the Lambs on HIV storytelling in cinema.

Hello, Clarice. The link you never thought possible…This week Sarah and Jess look at how The Silence of the Lambs influenced director Jonathan Demme's next creative choice and how that creative shift connects, unexpectedly, to HIV storytelling. Sources The Silence Of The Lambs Controversy Explained Philadelphia: un-packaging the Hollywood Aids drama | Sight and Sound The Silence of the Lambs (film) - Wikipedia Philadelphia (film) - Wikipedia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah, Jess

Topics covered

• HIV
• film
• storytelling
• creativity

Keywords

• The Silence of the Lambs
• Jonathan Demme
• HIV storytelling
• Philadelphia

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Silence of the Lambs, The Silence Of The Lambs Controversy Explained Philadelphia:

Places: Hollywood, Philadelphia

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