Jonathan DEMME

United States director

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Biography

Jonathan Demme was a prolific American filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned over three decades. Demme directed a number of critically acclaimed films, including Silence of the Lambs (1991), which won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress at the Academy Awards. His concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), now widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time, was added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2021.

Filmography

The Power of Rock (short, compilation film) 2017
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (concert film) 2016
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock (short film) 2016
Ricki and the Flash 2015
What's Motivating Hayes (short film) 2015
Another Telepathic Film (concert film) 2015
A Master Builder 2013
Kenny Chesney: Unstaged (concert film) 2012
Enzo Avitabile Music Life (documentary) 2012
I’m Carolyn Parker (documentary) 2011
Neil Young Journeys (documentary) 2011
Foul Deeds (documentary) 2010
Neil Young Trunk Show (concert-documentary) 2009
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross (documentary) 2009
Rachel Getting Married 2008
Man from Plains (documentary) 2007
Right to Return: New Home Movies From the Lower 9th Ward (documentary) 2007
Neil Young: Heart of Gold (concert film) 2006
The Manchurian Candidate 2004
The Truth About Charlie 2002
Beloved 1998
The Agronomist (documentary) 1998
Storefront Hitchcock (concert film) 1998
The Complex Sessions (concert film) 1994
Philadelphia 1993
Cousin Bobby (documentary) 1992
The Silence of the Lambs 1991
Married to the Mob 1988
Swimming to Cambodia (concert film) 1987
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy (documentary) 1987
Something Wild 1986
Stop Making Sense (concert film) 1984
Swing Shift 1984
Melvin and Howard 1980
Last Embrace 1979
Handle with Care 1977
Fighting Mad 1976
Crazy Mama 1975
Caged Heat 1974