The Silence of the Lambs (BFI Film Classics)
Book Details
Author(s)
Yvonne Tasker
Publisher
British Film Institute
ISBN / ASIN
0851708714
ISBN-13
9780851708713
Availability
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Sales Rank
#1,601,223
Category
Performing Arts
Marketplace
United States 🇺🇸
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Description
In this study Yvonne Tasker explores the way the film weaves together gothic, horror and thriller conventions to generate both a distinctive variation on the cinematic portrayal of insanity and crime, and a fascinating intervention in the sexual politics of genre.
