Clarice
Starling is an FBI agent-in-training who is sent for the near
impossible task of gaining the aid of a dangerous psychopath,
Hannibal Lecter, in catching a serial killer nicknamed Buffalo Bill
(dubbed so because he "skins his humps", i.e. he removes part of
their skin after killing them.) Now his next victim is the daughter
of a Senator and the FBI is turning up the heat to save her before
it's too late.
Without a
doubt, the best thriller of the decade and perhaps the greatest in
the horror-thriller genre since Hitchcock's PSYCHO. With almost
flawless precision, Demme and screenwriter Ted Tally (from Thomas
Harris' novel) sets up the powerful symbolism and themes which run
deep on several levels. Resurrecting the careers of Foster and
Hopkins, both of whom deliver outstanding performances, SILENCE OF
THE LAMBS is a gothic and macabre crime thriller of slow but
gripping intensity with an intelligence and originality that takes
the genre to a new level. Deservedly garnering Oscars for Best
Picture and the two stars, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS is a near
masterpiece of horrific tension that will stay with you long after
each viewing. Outstanding.
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