Match Cut Director Consensus - Jonathan Demme

[Ezee E]

No guarantee I'll actually tally the results, but post your lists.

In case tallying does eventually happen, please follow the format of the original threads to make the job easier: chronological order with a rating from 1 to 10 (half-points allowed) next to each movie.

Along with that, post or discuss your three favorite "Demme" scenes.


RIP

[Ezee E]

Something Wild - 7
Married to the Mob - 5
Silence of the Lambs - 10
Philadelphia - 8
Truth About Charlie - 8
Manchurian Candidate - 8
Rachel Getting Married - 9



Say what you will about Philadelphia, but this scene will forever get me. I think it's his best scene in his entire work, and just happens to feature two of my favorite actors too.

[Lazlo]

The Silence of the Lambs - 10
Philadelphia - 9
Beloved - 8
The Manchurian Candidate - 8
Neil Young: Heart of Gold - 6
Rachel Getting Married - 9.5
Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids - 8

Gonna miss this dude. There was a time when I would tell you The Silence of the Lambs was my favorite movie. Need to see the rest of his stuff.

[Grouchy]

Something Wild - 8
The Silence of the Lambs - 10
Philadelphia - 8
Rachael Getting Married - 9

I want to see Melvin and Howard and Beloved.

[StanleyK]

The Silence of the Lambs - 5

[Mysterious Dude]

The Silence of the Lambs - 10
Philadelphia - 6.5
The Manchurian Candidate - 3.5
Rachel Getting Married - 7.5

[baby doll]

Stop Making Sense (1984) - 6
Something Wild (1986) - 4
Swimming to Cambodia (1987) - 6
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - 7
The Agronomist (2003) - 6
Rachel Getting Married (2008) - 6

Except for Swimming to Cambodia, I haven't seen any of these in years.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Stop Making Sense - 10
Something Wild - 6
The Silence of the Lambs - 8
Philadelphia - 7
Rachel Getting Married - 10

Rachel Getting Married is an all-time favorite. Such a compassionate, inviting, therapeutic movie.

[Spinal]

Rachel Getting Married - 8
Philadelphia - 5.5
The Silence of the Lambs - 7.5
Married to the Mob - 6.5
Swimming to Cambodia - 7.5
Stop Making Sense - 8.5

[Ezee E]

Silence of the Lambs is one of those movies where I forget how good it is, especially as the investigation goes on. The Demme trademarks elevate it slightly over something that feels like Fincher almost the rest of the way.

[Peng]

What's the deadline? Might finally check out DVD of Rachel Getting Married that I have for a long time before sending the list.

[Peng]

Stop Making Sense - 9.5
Something Wild - 8.5
The Silence of the Lambs - 9.5
Philadelphia - 7
The Manchurian Candidate - 7
Rachel Getting Married - 8.5
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids - 7.5

Rachel Getting Married is devastating; so many indelible moments. Hathaway's quiet "Daddy..." nearly broke me down good. (Many have brought up The Celebration with good reason, but because it's more recent I cannot shake how Manchester by the Sea seems almost to be its male cousin.)

[Melville]

Something Wild - 7.5
The Silence of the Lambs - 8.5
Philadelphia - 3.5
The Agronomist - 4.5
The Manchurian Candidate - 7.5
Rachel Getting Married - 5

I thought I'd seen Beloved, but I don't have a rating for it on IMDb.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Edited to include Philadelphia. Really good movie. I expected the homophobia to be more dramatic and heavy-handed, but it's treated in a matter-of-fact way that helped the film seem really earnest. The scene E posted is obviously central to the film, and Demme directs the hell out of it, but the business/existential back-and-forth felt stilted and ended up hurting what could've otherwise been very powerful.

[Ivan Drago]

Philadelphia - 8.5
Rachel Getting Married - 8

I know what's missing. But it's playing near me in 35mm in the very, VERY near future so that'll change.

[Spinal]

Philadelphia - 8.5
Rachel Getting Married - 8

I know what's missing. But it's playing near me in 35mm in the very, VERY near future so that'll change.

There's a couple of things actually. Which are you talking about?

[Ivan Drago]

There's a couple of things actually. Which are you talking about?

The Silence of the Lambs.

[Spinal]

The Silence of the Lambs.

I thought that might be it. I do think that Stop Making Sense is an equally essential film though, and would definitely be fun to see in 35mm.

[Ezee E]

Moonlight has so much of Demme's trademarks, but I don't think I saw anyone make that reference.

[Idioteque Stalker]

Moonlight has so much of Demme's trademarks, but I don't think I saw anyone make that reference.

Demme has a fantastic track record with me personally, but I don't think I really have a solid sense of his trademarks, much less how they appear in Moonlight. I'd love to hear you expand on this.

[Grouchy]

Close ups with characters making eye contact with the camera is at least one of them.

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[Idioteque Stalker]

Some good Demme talk on this week's Filmspotting podcast, including a top five best Demme moments countdown.

[StanleyK]

So am I officially the only person that doesn't care for The Silence of the Lambs?

[Pop Trash]

Stop Making Sense - 10
Something Wild - 8
The Silence of the Lambs - 10
Rachel Getting Married - 8


I've seen Married to the Mob, Philadelphia, and Beloved too, but it has been too long to properly rate them. I do remember liking Beloved quite a bit (in spite or maybe because of its length) and being perplexed by the luke warm response it got when released.

[Pop Trash]

Having just rewatched a 35mm print of Something Wild on the big screen, I would just like to say you are all wrong and should feel bad.