For which film did Demme win an Academy Award for Best Director?
Rachel Getting Married
Beloved
The Manchurian Candidate
The Silence of the Lambs
Answer
Certainly! _The Silence of the Lambs_, a psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Demme and released in 1991, earned him the prestigious Academy Award for Best Director. This critically acclaimed film, adapted from the eponymous 1988 novel by Thomas Harris, delves into the chilling encounters between FBI trainee Clarice Starling and the cunning cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter, making it a landmark in the thriller genre.
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