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Jonathan Demme: Close Up
Jonathan Demme Close-Up will be an evening of clips from films by the Oscar winning film director, Jonathan Demme, chosen by and discussed in person by people who worked with him and presented in his hometown. Here are three common observations about Jonathan Demme: he was well known to be liked and admired by all who met him; throughout his career his films revealed a belief in the goodness of people; and he sometimes used close-ups on an actor looking directly into the camera lens, as if to make a direct emotional connection between that character and the viewer. In Jonathan Demme: Close Up, we turn that gaze back at the filmmaker and his films with the help of those who knew him, using clips from his films for insights into what made him a preeminent director, a champion of overlooked films from around the world, a mentor and role model. Curated by Brooklyn Demme.
Looking over the films of Jonathan Demme, from Black exploitation made for Roger Corman’s New World Pictures early in his career to Toni Morrison’s Beloved, through gently off beat stories of America and Americans to films made as an A-list director and Oscar winner, you’ll find a diverse range of storytelling, a love of music, and explorations of society and psychology. He often enjoyed the luxury of being an in-demand Hollywood director, but at all times Jonathan Demme was an iconoclast.
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