Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Nascimento : 1944-02-22, Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Morte : 2017-04-26

História

Robert Jonathan Demme (Baldwin, Nova Iorque, 22 de fevereiro de 1944 – Nova Iorque, 26 de abril de 2017) foi um cineasta, produtor e argumentista norte-americano. Demme venceu o Óscar de Melhor Realização por " O Silêncio dos Inocentes", em 1991. O filme, uma das obras emblemáticas do Cinema da década de 1990, protagonizado por Jodie Foster e Anthony Hopkins, ganhou os cinco principais Óscares, algo inédito desde 1975. Antes, Demme havia dirigido Michelle Pfeiffer no original "Viúva… Mas Não Muito", "De Caso Com a Máfia" (1988) e Jeff Daniels e Melanie Griffith em "Totalmente Selvagem" (1986).

Perfil

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Filmes

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
Usando entrevistas que abrangem toda a sua carreira e clipes de seus principais filmes, os cineastas Clara e Julia Kuperberg descobrem como o filho de um padeiro de um subúrbio de Port Talbot.
Jodie Foster, Hollywood sob a pele
Self (archive footage)
From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story is about a feminist struggle, albeit atypical, fought on and off the screen. This film sets out to retrace her remarkable journey within the Hollywood industry.
The Power of Rock
Director
Oscar-winning producer and director Jonathan Demme's final film is just 12 minutes, but "The Power of Rock" is several lifetimes worth of music.
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
Director
One of Jonathan Demme's last works, a 2016 short documentary hosted by Tavis Smiley.
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
Director
On the final nights of a world tour, director Jonathan Demme captures what makes the show soar: gifted musicians, deft dancers and a magnetic star.
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.
Ricki and the Flash: De Volta pra Casa
Director
Com mais de 50 anos de idade, Ricki é uma cantora de rock, que sempre se apresenta com a banda The Flash em um pequeno bar. A situação financeira é precária, e ela não vê os filhos adultos há décadas. Um dia, o ex-marido Pete liga para Ricki, avisando que a filha Julie foi abandonada pelo marido, e pedindo ajuda para tirá-la de um estado depressivo. Reticente, a mãe retorna ao lar, e descobre que tanto Julie quanto seus dois irmãos têm muito ressentimento por causa do abandono quando eram crianças. Essa é a oportunidade para Ricki fazer as pazes e tentar ser mais presente na vida deles.
Another Telepathic Thing
Director
A live performance film documenting Big Dance Theater's production Another Telepathic Thing, a piece partially inspired by Mark Twain's "The Mysterious Stranger."
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Narrator (voice)
This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman.
Deep Time
Executive Producer
Ancient oceans teeming with life, Norwegian settlers, Native Americans and multinational oil corporations find intimacy in deep time. Following up his 2009 feature Crude Independence (SXSW), Deep Time is director Noah Hutton's ethereal portrait of the landowners, state officials, and oil workers at the center of the most prolific oil boom on the planet for the past six years. With a new focus on the relationship of the indigenous peoples of North Dakota to their surging fossil wealth, Deep Time casts the ongoing boom in the context of paleo-cycles, climate change, and the dark ecology of the future.
The Center
Executive Producer
Ryan is not unlike millions of people – fresh out of college, a dead-end job, and an endless search for meaning in his life. Offered a new start via a self-help group, simply known as The Center, and their highly charismatic leader Vincent, Ryan soon finds himself enmeshed in a world that seemingly offers him hope. But, there is a dark side to everything, and The Center has many secrets.
What's Motivating Hayes
Director
After Tyrone Hayes said that a chemical was harmful, its maker pursued him.
Uma Canção
Producer
Uma arqueóloga (Anne Hathaway) está de volta aos Estados Unidos após um período de escavações no Marrocos, onde seu irmão sofreu um acidente. Ao retornar, ela se envolve com um astro do rock (Johnny Flynn), que vem a ser o músico preferido de seu irmão.
A Master Builder
Director
A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Producer
Jonathan Demme helms this musical documentary that shines a light on the eclectic sounds of songwriter-musician Enzo Avitabile.
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Director
Jonathan Demme helms this musical documentary that shines a light on the eclectic sounds of songwriter-musician Enzo Avitabile.
Pablo
Self
Pablo mistura elementos de documentário e animação para contar a saga de "famoso desconhecido" Pablo Ferro, um homem com uma jornada pessoal que vai de Havana, durante a revolução pré-cubano para sua atual casa, na garagem atrás da casa de seu filho. A parte de animação do filme leva-nos através do sonho-paisagem das memórias de Pablo, enquanto a filmagem de um documentário narra uma vida muito excêntrica de um artista de 72 anos, uma vez saudado por Stanley Kubrick como o pai do olhar dos anos sessenta e da estética MTV.
Neil Young Journeys
Self
In May of 2011, Neil Young drove a 1956 Crown Victoria from his idyllic hometown of Omemee, Ontario to downtown Toronto's iconic Massey Hall where he intimately performed the last two nights of his solo world tour. Along the drive, Young recounted insightful and introspective stories from his youth to filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Through the tunes and the tales, Demme portrays a personal, retrospective look into the heart and soul of the artist.
Neil Young Journeys
Producer
In May of 2011, Neil Young drove a 1956 Crown Victoria from his idyllic hometown of Omemee, Ontario to downtown Toronto's iconic Massey Hall where he intimately performed the last two nights of his solo world tour. Along the drive, Young recounted insightful and introspective stories from his youth to filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Through the tunes and the tales, Demme portrays a personal, retrospective look into the heart and soul of the artist.
Neil Young Journeys
Director
In May of 2011, Neil Young drove a 1956 Crown Victoria from his idyllic hometown of Omemee, Ontario to downtown Toronto's iconic Massey Hall where he intimately performed the last two nights of his solo world tour. Along the drive, Young recounted insightful and introspective stories from his youth to filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Through the tunes and the tales, Demme portrays a personal, retrospective look into the heart and soul of the artist.
O Mundo de Corman
Self - Filmmaker
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
I'm Carolyn Parker
Producer
A documentary about a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
I'm Carolyn Parker
Cinematography
A documentary about a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
I'm Carolyn Parker
Director
A documentary about a survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Self
With interviews from cast and crew, including stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and director Jonathan Demme, this feature-length documentary tells the story of how a film with a young director trained in B-movies and cheesy comedies managed to make one of the most chilling films in decades, and how a studio in the midst of collapse turned out a film that took the box office - and Oscars - by storm.
Sodankylä Forever
Self
The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by Aki and Mika Kaurismäki along with Anssi Mänttäri and Peter von Bagh in 1985, the festival has played host to an international who’s who of directors and each day begins with a two-hour discussion. To mark the festival’s silver anniversary, festival director Peter von Bagh edited together highlights from these dialogues to create an epic four-part choral history of cinema drawn from the anecdotes, insights, and wisdom of his all-star cast: Coppola, Fuller, Forman, Chabrol, Corman, Demy, Kieslowski, Kiarostami, Varda, Oliveira, Erice, Rouch, Gilliam, Jancso — and 64 more. Ranging across innumerable topics (war, censorship, movie stars, formative influences, America, neorealism) these voices, many now passed away, engage in a personal dialogue across the years that’s by turns charming, profound, hilarious and moving.
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Producer
A heartbreaking, must-see Jonathan Demme documentary on a proud New Orleans couple coming to terms with their post-Katrina loss.
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Director of Photography
A heartbreaking, must-see Jonathan Demme documentary on a proud New Orleans couple coming to terms with their post-Katrina loss.
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Director
A heartbreaking, must-see Jonathan Demme documentary on a proud New Orleans couple coming to terms with their post-Katrina loss.
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Himself
An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.
Neil Young Trunk Show
Music
The second of Jonathan Demme's three Neil Young performance docs.
Neil Young Trunk Show
Producer
The second of Jonathan Demme's three Neil Young performance docs.
Neil Young Trunk Show
Director
The second of Jonathan Demme's three Neil Young performance docs.
Crude Independence
Executive Producer
Crude Independence is a documentary film about the heartland in the process of transplanting itself, and the new heart is pumping oil. In 2006, the United States Geological Survey estimated there to be more than 200 billion barrels of crude oil resting in a previously unreachable formation beneath western North Dakota. With the advent of new drilling technologies, oil companies from far and wide are descending on small rural towns across America with men and machinery in tow. Director Noah Hutton takes us to the town of Stanley (population 1300), sitting atop the largest oil discovery in the history of the North American continent, and captures the change wrought by the unprecedented boom. Through revealing interviews and breathtaking imagery of the northern plains, Crude Independence is a rumination on the future of small town America-a tale of change at the hands of the global energy market and America's unyielding thirst for oil.
O Casamento de Rachel
Producer
Kym é uma jovem bonita, inteligente e também problemática. Ex-modelo, em seus dez últimos anos de vida tem passado constantemente por tratamentos em clínicas de reabilitação. Em sua última internação, logo que sai da clínica ela vai direto para a casa de seu pai, onde a família a aguarda para o casamento de sua irmã Rachel. O longo histórico de crises pessoais e conflitos familiares acompanham Kym em sua participação no reencontro. Mas é na companhia de parentes e amigos queridos que a jovem percebe e aprende novas lições como amor, afeição, generosidade e espírito familiar.
O Casamento de Rachel
Director
Kym é uma jovem bonita, inteligente e também problemática. Ex-modelo, em seus dez últimos anos de vida tem passado constantemente por tratamentos em clínicas de reabilitação. Em sua última internação, logo que sai da clínica ela vai direto para a casa de seu pai, onde a família a aguarda para o casamento de sua irmã Rachel. O longo histórico de crises pessoais e conflitos familiares acompanham Kym em sua participação no reencontro. Mas é na companhia de parentes e amigos queridos que a jovem percebe e aprende novas lições como amor, afeição, generosidade e espírito familiar.
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Himself
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Producer
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Writer
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Director
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Producer
Em março de 2005, Neil Young foi diagnosticado com um aneurisma cerebral. Quatro dias antes de ser programado para uma operação de salvamento, ele foi para Nashville, onde escreveu e gravou o álbum country Prairie Wind com velhos amigos e familiares. Após a operação bem-sucedida e o período de recuperação, ele retornou a Nashville naquele agosto para tocar no famoso Ryman Auditorium, mais uma vez reunindo amigos e familiares para esta apresentação especial.
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Director
Em março de 2005, Neil Young foi diagnosticado com um aneurisma cerebral. Quatro dias antes de ser programado para uma operação de salvamento, ele foi para Nashville, onde escreveu e gravou o álbum country Prairie Wind com velhos amigos e familiares. Após a operação bem-sucedida e o período de recuperação, ele retornou a Nashville naquele agosto para tocar no famoso Ryman Auditorium, mais uma vez reunindo amigos e familiares para esta apresentação especial.
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Interviewee
Documentary about the making of "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Presented as three short documentaries on the collector's edition DVD (MGM, January 2007), but first appeared in the 2005 European release.
O Candidato da Verdade
Producer
Bennett Marco é um oficial americano com problemas de insónias, que sofreu uma emboscada no deserto do Kuwait, da qual foi salvo pelo heroísmo do sargento Raymond Shaw. À noite, todavia, os pesadelos de Marco revelam-lhe indícios sinistros de que a verdadeira história daquela emboscada tem outra explicação que não a oficialmente aceite e que Raymond Shaw não é o herói impoluto que parece.
O Candidato da Verdade
Director
Bennett Marco é um oficial americano com problemas de insónias, que sofreu uma emboscada no deserto do Kuwait, da qual foi salvo pelo heroísmo do sargento Raymond Shaw. À noite, todavia, os pesadelos de Marco revelam-lhe indícios sinistros de que a verdadeira história daquela emboscada tem outra explicação que não a oficialmente aceite e que Raymond Shaw não é o herói impoluto que parece.
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Self
10 years after the release of "Philadelphia," director Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and others discuss about the making of that film and it's important legacy through the years of being the first mainstream Hollywood film about dealing with the topic of Aids, revealing its impact on culture and society. Cast and crew talk about the inception of the project, the making of it and curious stories about one of the greatest hits of 1993.
The Agronomist
Cinematography
Documentary on Jean Dominique, Haitian radio personality and human rights activist.
The Agronomist
Producer
Documentary on Jean Dominique, Haitian radio personality and human rights activist.
The Agronomist
Director
Documentary on Jean Dominique, Haitian radio personality and human rights activist.
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Producer
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it won the Documentary Award at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2003.
Adaptação.
Producer
Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) precisa de qualquer maneira adaptar para o cinema o romance "The Orchid Thief", de Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep). O livro conta a história de John Laroche (Chris Cooper), um fornecedor de plantas que clona orquídeas raras para vendê-las a colecionadores. Porém, além das dificuldades naturais da adaptação de um livro em roteiro de cinema, Charlie precisa lidar também com sua baixa auto-estima, sua frustração sexual e ainda Donald, seu irmão gêmeo que vive como um parasita em sua vida e sonha em também se tornar um roteirista.
O Segredo de Charlie
Producer
Uma mulher retorna a Paris e encontra seu marido morto e suas contas bancárias zeradas. Um número de pessoas de caráter duvidoso aparece exigindo dinheiro. Um rosto do passado se oferece para ajudar, mas será que ela pode confiar ou ele só está jogando um jogo perigoso que pode ameaçar sua vida?
O Segredo de Charlie
Screenplay
Uma mulher retorna a Paris e encontra seu marido morto e suas contas bancárias zeradas. Um número de pessoas de caráter duvidoso aparece exigindo dinheiro. Um rosto do passado se oferece para ajudar, mas será que ela pode confiar ou ele só está jogando um jogo perigoso que pode ameaçar sua vida?
O Segredo de Charlie
Director
Uma mulher retorna a Paris e encontra seu marido morto e suas contas bancárias zeradas. Um número de pessoas de caráter duvidoso aparece exigindo dinheiro. Um rosto do passado se oferece para ajudar, mas será que ela pode confiar ou ele só está jogando um jogo perigoso que pode ameaçar sua vida?
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
The video kicks off from a 1978 performance of 'Rosalita' with a 29 year old Bruce wailing away with chicks jumpin' on the stage grabbing him! Lucky guy! The other songs featured include all the popular tunes like 'Born To Run', 'Born In The USA', 'I'm On Fire' and 'Glory Days'. Even some lesser known songs such as 'Spare Parts' (from 'Tunnel Of Love' album) and 'Tougher than the rest' from 'Tunnel Of Love' also which are both live. I like Bruce Springsteen a lot. He has the edge as a showman and musical innovator without losing the plot onstage. Fans will love this video for it's authentic live performances, music videos and classic Springsteen songs. Great
Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Executive Producer
An American woman doctor comes to Tanzania to work at a hospital for the mentally disturbed, with her Tanzanian lover. There, she meets a sometimes catatonic patient, Samahe, who seems to be in communication with another reality. In their confrontation with their individual and collective pasts, Dr Asira and Samehe are bound by fears and half remembered images of unbearable pain. Only through the spirit of Maangamizi, can the women resume their lives with an understanding of the ancestors and their eternal presence in a world of cruelty, hatred and death. It is a story that seeks to reclaim the connection between Africa and her Diaspora, and one that dares to represent the histories of two continents as it peels away layers upon layers of pain to bring healing of the soul.
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth anniversary. Includes interviews with star Anthony Hopkins, as well as other members of the cast and crew, giving their views on the experience of creating this masterpiece of terror and suspense.
The Opportunists
Executive Producer
Vic is a struggling auto mechanic with a safe-cracking past and a lot of debt. His girlfriend runs a bar and offers to loan him the money she's saved for remodeling, but Vic is reluctant to take it. When a long-lost cousin from Ireland shows up on his doorstep, the two team up for one last heist.
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primarily focuses on his American classics, such as "Shadow of a Doubt", "Notorious", "Rear Window", "Vertigo", "Psycho" and "The Birds". The movie also covers his television years and neatly examines the Hitchcock signature touches, from his inevitable brief cameo to his famous MacGuffin.
The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
self
Documentary on Roger Corman
Bem-Amada
Producer
Em 1873, uma ex-escrava, que vive perto de Cincinnati com sua família, é surpreendida com a visita de um velho amigo da época em que ambos eram escravos. Ele decide se mudar para a mesma cidade e logo vários mistérios são revelados.
Bem-Amada
Director
Em 1873, uma ex-escrava, que vive perto de Cincinnati com sua família, é surpreendida com a visita de um velho amigo da época em que ambos eram escravos. Ele decide se mudar para a mesma cidade e logo vários mistérios são revelados.
Shadrach - Um Sonho Proibido
Executive Producer
Shadrach conta a história de Paul Whitehurst, um garoto que adora passar seus dias brincando com os filhos da decadente família Dabney. Vernon (Harvey Keitel) é um vendedor de uísque ilegal e Trixie (Andie MacDowell), uma dona de casa relaxada - cuja principal companhia é uma garrafa de cerveja. Certo dia chega em sua casa o velho Shadrach, um ex-escravo prestes a morrer que busca na velha plantação de tabaco dos Dabney um lugar para seu descanso. Numa tarde quente de agosto, enquanto o restante das crianças brincam na lagoa sob o sol, Paul e o velho Shadrach vivem um momento mágico de aprendizado que será lembrado para sempre.
Storefront Hitchcock
Director
Live performance by Robyn Hitchcock, in... well, a storefront.
Metrô de Nova York
Executive Producer
O metrô de Nova York serve de palco para uma série de sketches enfocando, ora de forma dramática, ora de forma cômica, ou mesmo romântica, o cotidiano das milhões de pessoas que passam por ali diariamente. Grande elenco que compõe as histórias, sob grandes direções.
Metrô de Nova York
Director
O metrô de Nova York serve de palco para uma série de sketches enfocando, ora de forma dramática, ora de forma cômica, ou mesmo romântica, o cotidiano das milhões de pessoas que passam por ali diariamente. Grande elenco que compõe as histórias, sob grandes direções.
O Ouro de Ulisses
Presenter
Um apicultor solitário e viúvo cuida dos netos, uma vez que seu filho está preso e sua nora fugiu. Ele tenta lentamente recompor sua família, mas além de toda a dificuldade, ainda tem que lutar contra os antigos comparsas do filho.
Mandela
Producer
A documentary that chronicles the life of South African leader Nelson Mandela. Mandela is probably best known for his 27 years of imprisonment, and for bringing an end to apartheid. But this film also sheds light on the little-known early period of Mandela's life.
The Wonders: O Sonho Não Acabou
Major Motion Picture Director
Em 1964, logo após os Estados Unidos serem "tomados" pelos Beatles, surge em uma pequena cidade da Pensilvânia os "Oneders", mais tarde rebatizado pelo empresário como "Wonders". Porém, às vésperas de uma apresentação de calouros, o baterista do grupo quebra o braço, o que faz com que, em cima da hora, um jovem infeliz (Tom Everett Scott), que trabalhava na loja de eletrodomésticos da família, seja convidado para substituí-lo. O jovem baterista, um aficionado de jazz, imprime durante a apresentação uma batida mais ritmada no que deveria ser uma balada, causando o descontentamento do vocalista e compositor do grupo (Johnathon Schaech). Mas seu instinto funcionou e a música se torna sucesso nacional, levando o grupo aos primeiros lugares da Billboard.
The Wonders: O Sonho Não Acabou
Producer
Em 1964, logo após os Estados Unidos serem "tomados" pelos Beatles, surge em uma pequena cidade da Pensilvânia os "Oneders", mais tarde rebatizado pelo empresário como "Wonders". Porém, às vésperas de uma apresentação de calouros, o baterista do grupo quebra o braço, o que faz com que, em cima da hora, um jovem infeliz (Tom Everett Scott), que trabalhava na loja de eletrodomésticos da família, seja convidado para substituí-lo. O jovem baterista, um aficionado de jazz, imprime durante a apresentação uma batida mais ritmada no que deveria ser uma balada, causando o descontentamento do vocalista e compositor do grupo (Johnathon Schaech). Mas seu instinto funcionou e a música se torna sucesso nacional, levando o grupo aos primeiros lugares da Billboard.
O Diabo Veste Azul
Executive Producer
Na Los Angeles de 1948, um veterano negro da 2a. Guerra aceita bancar o detetive e encontrar a noiva desaparecida de um ricaço, candidato a prefeito, mas se depara com uma história mais complicada e perigosa do que esperava.
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
Executive Producer
When Jill Godmilow’s documentary Roy Cohn/Jack Smith premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, the number of AIDS-related deaths was reaching an all-time high in the United States (over 270,000). In New York City, the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic, many artists and filmmakers were grappling with the disease. While Broadway was hosting the second part of Tony Kushner’s award-winning play Angels in America, downtown New Yorkers were fondly recalling another recent production, Ron Vawter’s one-man show Roy Cohn/Jack Smith, in which the actor, who died of AIDS in April 1994, performed two monologues, first as Cohn, the conservative lawyer, and secondly, as Smith, the flamboyant experimental filmmaker—both of whom died of AIDS-related causes in the late 1980s.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
Director
This half-hour documentary by acclaimed director Jonathan Demme ("The Silence of the Lambs") captures singer-songwriter Neil Young and his hard-rocking backing band Crazy Horse "live" in the studio playing a set of four songs. These sessions took place at the Complex Recording Studios in Los Angeles on October 3, 1994, just one day after Young's critically-lauded Bridge School Benefit concert. Earlier that year, Young and his band had recorded the studio album "Sleeps with Angels" at the Complex studios and came back to film a series of music videos. Jonathan Demme was there to document the recording session, which began at 6:30 pm on a Monday evening and concluded at 4:30 am the next day. "The Complex Sessions" is the result of these sessions. Set List: 1. My Heart (3:08), 2. Prime of Life (4:44), 3. Change Your Mind (14:56), 4. Piece of Crap (3:08).
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Narrator
Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room This thoughts and feelings of gays with AIDS are revealed in this documentary set in a New York West Village clinic. One of the patients dies during the course of the film. The patients speak with candor and humor about their grave condition, about the support they give each other, and about their preparations for death. The outcome alternates between pathos and the upbeat.
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Producer
Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room This thoughts and feelings of gays with AIDS are revealed in this documentary set in a New York West Village clinic. One of the patients dies during the course of the film. The patients speak with candor and humor about their grave condition, about the support they give each other, and about their preparations for death. The outcome alternates between pathos and the upbeat.
Filadélfia
Producer
O advogado Andrew trabalha num conceituado escritório de advocacia. Quando descobre que é portador do vírus HIV, é despedido sumariamente. Ele então contrata os serviços de outro advogado para processar a companhia.
Filadélfia
Director
O advogado Andrew trabalha num conceituado escritório de advocacia. Quando descobre que é portador do vírus HIV, é despedido sumariamente. Ele então contrata os serviços de outro advogado para processar a companhia.
Um Anjo de Mulher
Executive Producer
A chronicle of an eccentric Italian-American family in New York City in the 1950's and 60's. Young Teresa dreams of joing the convent, over the objections of her family.
Não Chame a Polícia!
Executive Producer
A confusão começa quando um rico e famoso escritor negro compra uma mansão e, em plena mudança, é confundido com um assaltante. Os vizinhos chamam a polícia, que já vem em ponto de bala e arma a maior encrenca. O oficial Tolliver percebendo que Andrew (Samuel L. Jackson) não é um ladrão e sim o dono da casa, tenta remediar a situação e põe Amos (Nicolas Cage),um grande vigarista, na jogada. Só que ele complica ainda mais o caso.
Cousin Bobby
Himself
Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.
Cousin Bobby
Director
Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI agent John Douglas and another unnamed FBI agent.
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
Producer
Three short stories about women & men relationship.
O Silêncio dos Inocentes
Director
Clarice Starling, uma das melhores estudantes da academia de treinamento do FBI. Jack Crawford quer que Clarice entreviste o Dr. Hannibal Lecter, um psiquiatra brilhante e também um psicopata violento, que cumpre prisão perpétua por vários atos de assassinato e canibalismo. Crawford acredita que Lecter pode ter uma visão em um caso e que Starling, como uma mulher jovem e atraente, pode ser a isca para atraí-lo.
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.
O Anjo Assassino
Producer
Junior Frenger (Alec Baldwin) está com problemas e o detetive de policia HokeMoseley (Fred Ward) sabe disso. Junior, um ex-presidiário atraente e de fala macia, tem um comportamento que beira o psicótico neste suspense que tem o seu lado cômico. Moseley é o detetive que segue a trilha de Junior depois que ele matou um Hare Kristina, roubou um batedor de carteiras e logo depois roubou a maleta, a arma e até a dentadura de Moseley. Desde então Junior vem andando pelas ruas de Miami passando-se como um policial, assaltando algumas pessoas e prendendo outras. E apesar de ter prometido a sua namorada (uma ex-prostituta protagonizada por Jennifer Jason Leigh) que se afastaria da vida de crimes, ele continua se fazendo passar por policial e assaltante.
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Producer
This film captures a key moment in the country’s history, as its people celebrate the ousting of the authoritarian Duvalier regime. Music is central to the film, with performances from street drummers and politically engaged artists interwoven throughout, capturing the hearts and hopes of the Haitian people.
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Writer
This film captures a key moment in the country’s history, as its people celebrate the ousting of the authoritarian Duvalier regime. Music is central to the film, with performances from street drummers and politically engaged artists interwoven throughout, capturing the hearts and hopes of the Haitian people.
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Director
This film captures a key moment in the country’s history, as its people celebrate the ousting of the authoritarian Duvalier regime. Music is central to the film, with performances from street drummers and politically engaged artists interwoven throughout, capturing the hearts and hopes of the Haitian people.
De Caso com a Máfia
Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Angela De Marco, casada com um criminoso, não aguenta mais a vida tensa e imprevisível. Nunca sabe se o marido vai voltar, e seu filho não quer mais armas de brinquedo. Mas tudo pode mudar quando a máfia mata seu marido. Agora ela quer começar vida nova. Se puder.
De Caso com a Máfia
Director
Angela De Marco, casada com um criminoso, não aguenta mais a vida tensa e imprevisível. Nunca sabe se o marido vai voltar, e seu filho não quer mais armas de brinquedo. Mas tudo pode mudar quando a máfia mata seu marido. Agora ela quer começar vida nova. Se puder.
Swimming to Cambodia
Director
Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film 'The Killing Fields'. At the same time, he gives a background to the events occurring in Cambodia at the time the film was set.
Midnight Sun Film Festival
The greatest film festival (anti)promotional short ever made which explains why Midnight Sun is a unique event for both film buffs in Finland and some of the stellar international talents who attend it and also appear in this hilarious guide to a very Finnish way of showing films.
Totalmente Selvagem
Producer
A rotineira vida de Charles Driggs (Jeff Daniels), um executivo, sofre uma brusca mudança quando, se vendo sem dinheiro, tenta sair de um restaurante sem pagar. Charles é flagrado por Lulu (Melanie Griffith), uma mulher sexy e totalmente desinibida. Charles então entende que ela não trabalha no restaurante e, deste modo, aceita uma carona para o seu escritório. Entretanto Lulu pega um trajeto contrário e o leva para uma viagem, fazendo-o Charles deixar sua vidinha. Fazendo se passar por casados, Charles e Audrey, que é o verdadeiro nome de Lulu, visitam a mãe dela e também vão a uma reunião escolar da turma de 76, da qual Audrey fazia parte. Nesta reunião eles encontram Ray Sinclair (Ray Liotta), o ex-marido de Audrey, um homem violento que foi libertado recentemente. Quando Ray deixa claro que quer Audrey de volta, os problemas realmente começam.
Totalmente Selvagem
Director
A rotineira vida de Charles Driggs (Jeff Daniels), um executivo, sofre uma brusca mudança quando, se vendo sem dinheiro, tenta sair de um restaurante sem pagar. Charles é flagrado por Lulu (Melanie Griffith), uma mulher sexy e totalmente desinibida. Charles então entende que ela não trabalha no restaurante e, deste modo, aceita uma carona para o seu escritório. Entretanto Lulu pega um trajeto contrário e o leva para uma viagem, fazendo-o Charles deixar sua vidinha. Fazendo se passar por casados, Charles e Audrey, que é o verdadeiro nome de Lulu, visitam a mãe dela e também vão a uma reunião escolar da turma de 76, da qual Audrey fazia parte. Nesta reunião eles encontram Ray Sinclair (Ray Liotta), o ex-marido de Audrey, um homem violento que foi libertado recentemente. Quando Ray deixa claro que quer Audrey de volta, os problemas realmente começam.
Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
Director
Demme captures the late choreographer Trisha Brown performing a meta-narrative dance work.
Um Romance Muito Perigoso
Federal Agent
Um marido, Ed Okin (Jeff Goldblum), que não consegue dormir enfrenta problemas conjugais e acha o emprego monótono. Ao dirigir através de Los Angeles ele socorre Diana (Michelle Pfeiffer), que está sendo perseguida por quatro iranianos que desejam 6 esmeraldas de valor inestimável.
New Order: The Perfect Kiss
Director
Jonathan Demme directed "The Perfect Kiss" video, which is unlike any other New Order clip. Set in the band's practice room, it simply depicts the band playing the song from beginning to end.
Stop Making Sense
Sound Supervisor
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Stop Making Sense
Writer
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Stop Making Sense
Director
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Armas e Amores aka Segundo Turno
Director
A Segunda Guerra Mundial vista pela ótica dos trabalhadores de uma fábrica de implementos de guerra. Duas mulheres e um trumpetista, todos três sem nenhuma experiência neste tipo de trabalho, vivem dias de grande aventura longe do front.
Who Am I This Time?
Director
Harry is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely--while on stage. Helene is new in town, a lonely itinerant telephone company employee. On a whim, she auditions for and gets the part of Stella to Harry's Stanley when the theater group performs A Streetcar Named Desire. Before anyone realizes the growing affection between Helene and Stanley, she falls deeply in love with the sexy brute, not knowing what the real man is like.
Melvin and Howard
Director
The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
O Abraço da Morte
Man on Train (uncredited)
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
O Abraço da Morte
Director
Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who have worked with him are featured.
O Incrível Homem que Derreteu
Matt Winters
Como único sobrevivente da missão e com o corpo todo coberto de feridas pútridas, ele acorda no leito de um hospital do exército todo enfaixado, com o governo mantendo em sigilo o fracasso da expedição e a morte dos outros dois astronautas, isolando a imprensa e a população dos fatos reais.
Citizens Band
Director
The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
Fighting Mad
Writer
An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in several casualties. Eventually the take-charge no-nonsense Tom Hunter exacts a harsh revenge on the villains with the help of his bow and arrow.
Fighting Mad
Director
An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter family refuse to give in. This leads to a bitter conflict that results in several casualties. Eventually the take-charge no-nonsense Tom Hunter exacts a harsh revenge on the villains with the help of his bow and arrow.
Crazy Mama
Director
Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.
Prisão Violentada
Writer
A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women's penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison's sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal "therapeutic" experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their revenge.
Prisão Violentada
Director
A young woman is convicted on drug offenses and sent to a women's penitentiary run by a repressed and oppressive female warden. When the prison's sadistic doctor begins conducting illegal "therapeutic" experiments on the inmates, the ladies plot their revenge.
Fly Me
Second Unit
Stewardesses battle kung fu killers.
Black Mama, White Mama
Story
Lee Daniels é namorada do maior cafetão e traficante de drogas de uma ilha e, ela fugiu com quarenta mil dólares de seu dinheiro. Karen Brent é membro de um grupo guerrilheiro. As duas são as novas detentas de um presídio, no qual para se dar bem, devem fazer favores sexuais para uma guarda. O grupo de Karen não medirá esforços para libertá-la e o chefão de Lee quer recuperar seus dólares, a qualquer custo. As duas começam a perceber que é preciso deixar de lado suas diferenças para poderem salvar suas peles.
The Hot Box
Second Unit Director
Hot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women's prison and start a local revolution.
The Hot Box
Producer
Hot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women's prison and start a local revolution.
The Hot Box
Screenplay
Hot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women's prison and start a local revolution.
Angels Hard as They Come
Producer
A group of crazy bikers meet up with a group of drug-addicted hippies in a small town, but the two roving factions are soon at odds with one another and chaos ensues.
Angels Hard as They Come
Screenplay
A group of crazy bikers meet up with a group of drug-addicted hippies in a small town, but the two roving factions are soon at odds with one another and chaos ensues.
Eyewitness
Music Coordinator
A boy who cries wolf witnesses a political assassination on the island of Malta. But will anyone other than his granddad believe him?
Zeitoun
Director
In post-Katrina New Orleans, a Syrian-born painting contractor assisting in the rescue effort finds he's suspected of being a terrorist.