"The Silence of the Lambs"(1991) is a film taken from a novel with the same name (1988) by Thomas Harris.
A young FBI recruit (J. Foster) is mandated to visit Hannibal Lecter (A. Hopkins) in jail, murderous psychiatrist, to obtain information about a psychopathic murderess that killed five women and skinning; she gradually obtained the information, but in exchange she has to tell about her past episodes.
A serial killer and a murderer psychiatrist (who helps the police), also accused of cannibalism, are the ideal ingredients for a shivery movie that interested (and scared) the viewer to the end.
This is a memorable thriller (which won 5 Oscar awards) but in my opinion it isn’t a really horror film, even if it contains several scenes that make it looks like a horror films.
Even if the film is not too frightening (compared to other films like “REC”, “The Ring”, “Saw” etc….), it is a bit chilling and full of suspense; I liked it very much because it shows how it is interesting to enter into the mind of a serial killer (the professor Hannibal Lecter) who isn’t a stupid and crazy person, but extremely intelligent and cunning.
Finally, I am writing a quote from the movie to give you an idea of our friend Hannibal:
Professor H. Lecter: “A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti”......... :)
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