Deconstructing Hannibal Episode 20: Movie Edition - The Silence of the Lambs

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In this episode, Lady Thunder and I commemorate the one year anniversary of DH by talking about and breaking down one of the greatest movies of all time and an essential part of the Hannibal canon, Jonathan Demme's 1991 The Silence of the Lambs. We went a little long, but for this film, it's worth it! Enjoy!

Episode Links:

The Silence of the Lambs - Criterion Collection - https://www.criterion.com/films/528-the-silence-of-the-lambs?srsltid=AfmBOordeD1U-_GoiHzufxEagtdxVtHjEg3f7uMiQtfvvQztxtxWVaSF

Wikipedia - The Silence of the Lambs (film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film)

Thomas Harris - The Silence of the Lambs  - https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Lambs-Hannibal-Lecter/dp/0312924585

Mizejewski, Linda. “Picturing the Female Dick: The Silence of the Lambs and Blue Steel.” Journal of Film and Video, vol. 45, no. ⅔, 1993, https://www.jstor.org/stable/20688003.

Cavanaugh, Molly. “The Queer Response to Trauma in Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal - Broadly Textual Pub.” Broadly Textual Pub, 8 Sept. 2017, broadlytextual.com/2017/09/08/the-queer-response-to-trauma-in-silence-of-the-lambs-and-hannibal/ . Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

Dutka, Elaine. ““Silence” Fuels a Loud and Angry Debate : Movies: Jonathan Demme’s Gruesome Box-Office Thriller Ignites Arguments over Creative Rights, the Depiction of Violence against Women and Negative Gay Stereotypes.” Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 1991, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-20-ca-482-story.html 

Navarro, Joe. Former FBI Agent Jana Monroe: The Real Clarice Starling | Interview with Joe Navarro. 6 July 2025, youtu.be/tOvGRL5Ah30?si=W_lF8vy5u2ereSrz . Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.