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Robert Jonathan Demme (; born February 22, 1944) is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Demme rose to prominence in the 1980s with his comedy films ''Melvin and Howard'' (1980), ''Swing Shift'' (1984), ''Something Wild'' (1986) and ''Married to the Mob'' (1988). He became best known for directing ''The Silence of the Lambs'' (1991), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He later directed the acclaimed films ''Philadelphia'' (1993) and ''Rachel Getting Married'' (2008). ==Career== Demme broke into feature film working for exploitation film producer Roger Corman from 1971 to 1976, co-writing and producing ''Angels Hard as They Come'' and ''The Hot Box''. He then moved on to directing, with three films (''Caged Heat'', ''Crazy Mama'', ''Fighting Mad'') for Corman's studio New World Pictures. After ''Fighting Mad'', Demme directed the comedy film ''Handle with Care'' for Paramount Pictures in 1977. The film was well received by critics,〔 〕 but received little promotion, and performed poorly at the box office. Demme's next film, 1980's ''Melvin and Howard'', did not get a wide release, but received a groundswell of critical acclaim, and led to the signing of Demme to direct the Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell star vehicle ''Swing Shift''. Intended as a prestige picture for Warner Bros.〔 〕 as well as a major commercial vehicle for Demme, it instead became a troubled production due to the conflicting visions of Demme and star Hawn. Demme ended up renouncing the finished product, and when the film was released in May 1984, it was generally panned by critics and neglected by moviegoers.〔 After ''Swing Shift'', Demme stepped back from Hollywood to make the Talking Heads concert film ''Stop Making Sense''; the eclectic screwball action-romantic comedy ''Something Wild''; a film-version of the stage production ''Swimming to Cambodia'', by monologist Spalding Gray; and the New York Mafia-by-way-of Downtown comedy ''Married to the Mob''. In 1991, Demme won the Academy Award for ''The Silence of the Lambs''—one of only three films to win all the major categories (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress). Demme followed that up with ''Philadelphia'', which garnered star Tom Hanks a Best Actor Oscar. Since then, Demme's films have included an adaptation of Toni Morrison's ''Beloved'', and remakes of two popular films: ''The Truth About Charlie'', based on ''Charade'' that starred Mark Wahlberg in the Cary Grant role; and ''The Manchurian Candidate'', with Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. In 2007, Demme's film ''Man from Plains'', a documentary about former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's book tour in promotion of his book ''Palestine: Peace not Apartheid'', premiered at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals. In 2008, the art-house hit ''Rachel Getting Married'' was released, which many critics compared to Demme's films of the late 1970s and 1980s.〔 〕 It was included in many 2008 "best of" lists, and received numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress by lead Anne Hathaway. In 2010, Demme made his first foray into theater, directing ''Family Week'', a play by Beth Henley. The play was produced by MCC Theater and co-starred Rosemarie DeWitt and Sarah Jones. At one time, Demme was signed on to direct, produce, and write an adaptation of Stephen King's sci-fi novel ''11/22/63'', but later left due to disagreements with King on what should be included in the script. Demme has directed music videos for artists such as Suburban Lawns, New Order, KRS-One's H.E.A.L. project and Bruce Springsteen. He also produced a compilation of Haitian music called ''Konbit: Burning Rhythms of Haiti'' that was released in 1989. (Lou Reed selected ''Konbit...'' as one of his 'picks of 1989'.〔''Rolling Stone'', March 8, 1990〕 ) Demme is on the board of directors at Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, NY. In addition to his role on the board, he curates and hosts a monthly series called "Rarely Seen Cinema". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Demme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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