Director, Producer, Writer
22 February 1944 to 26 April 2017
An eclectic American filmmaker whose work was defined by its emotional warmth and originality, Demme trained under Roger Corman and went on to construct a filmography that included everything from from innovative concert films to acclaimed psychological dramas. His credits included Stop Making Sense (1984), Philadelphia (1993), and the BAFTA-winning The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
