Silence of the Lambs

Released in 1990, The Silence of the Lambs is one of the defining films of late twentieth century American cinema. Adapted from the Thomas Harris novel and directed by the late Jonathan Demme, its central characters are now iconic. Jodie Foster is Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee investigating ''Buffalo Bill'', a serial killer who flays his victims. Anthony Hopkins plays Hannibal Lecter, a serial ...