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I had very strong feelings, so the chance to make a film that deals in an imaginative way with stuff you care tremendously about is a real high. It's a really amazing thing to be able to do.
— Jonathan Demme
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Jonathan Demme
film director, film producer, screenwriter, writer, film actor, cinematographer, film score composer, documentary filmmaker, producer, director, composer, film screenwriter, actor
1944 – 2017
Robert Jonathan Demme was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an Academy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award winner, and received nominations for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Independent Spirit Awards.