Oscar-winning film director Jonathan Demme died on April 26, 2017 at the age of 73 from esophageal cancer. Demme was a filmmaker who was not tied down by genre, and over the course of his career he made dramas, comedies, remakes, documentaries and concert films. Demme won the Best Director Oscar for directing The Silence of the Lambs, a modern classic filled with suspense and tension. Here are ten vocabulary words from quotes drawn from Jonathan Demme's movies and interviews with the director.
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