COULSDON COLLEGE: MEDIA TEXT INFORMATION SHEET

TITLE:

Silence of the lambs

YEAR OF PROD:

1991

TYPE:

FILM 1

TELEVISION

DOC.

MUSIC

ADVERT

MUSIC VID.

OTHER:

DIRECTOR

Jonathan Demme

PRODUCER

Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt and Ron Bozman

WRITER

Thomas Harris

PRODUCTION COMPANY

Orion Pictures and Strong Heart/ Demme Production

KEY CAST /ARTIST

Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins

KEY CREW

GENRE

horror

BUDGET

$19  million

BOX OFFICE

THEMES

murder, insanity,

AWARDS

NARRATIVE: The narrative line is linear since there is no flashback or flash forwards. It is a multi stranded story line. It has 3 story lines in total. Hanibal lector’s story line trying to get inside Clarice’s mind. The murders and trying to catch the murderer. Shes trying to complete her training. Protaganist- Clarice Starling Antaganist- hannibal lecter, Dr Chilton

KEY SCENES: hannibal and clarice meet for the first time in the insane asylum when the insect is pulled out of the mouth of the victim and is examined. when hannibal lector escapes his second prison.