Directed by Ridley Scott

Based on the Novel by Thomas Harris

Student Edition

Presented by:Meghan Dewitt

Jake GaskillRanda Perkins

Edited by:Dr. Kay Picart and Brett Ader

Outline• Intro 01:00 min• Bios 04:00 min• Film Style 10:00 min• Character Development 10:00 min• Hannibal as a Vampire 07:00 min• Ending Changes 20:00 min• “What if…?” (Discussion) 05:00 min

Ridley Scott• Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (announced) • Matchstick Men (2003) • Black Hawk Down (2001) • Hannibal (2001) • Gladiator (2000) • G.I. Jane (1997) • Thelma & Louise (1991) • Blade Runner (1982) • Alien (1979)

Julianne Moore• Freedomland (2004) (announced)• Without Apparent Motive (2004) (announced) • Forgotten, The (2004) (pre-production)• Marie and Bruce (2004) • Laws of Attraction (2004) • Hours, The (2002) • Far from Heaven (2002) • Magnolia (1999) • Big Lebowski, The (1998) • Boogie Nights (1997)

Gary Oldman• Dead Fish (2004) (filming

)• Harry Potter and the Pris

oner of Azkaban (2004) (filming)

• Hannibal (2001)• Scarlet Letter, The (1995)• Immortal Beloved (1994)• Léon (1994) • Dracula (1992)• JFK (1991)

Film Style• Highly Stylized in what ways?

– _________– _________

• Tone

• Opening Sequences

• Confinement vs. Expanse

• Silence… vs. Hannibal

• Hannibal’s World

DifferencesWhat is the film lacking

from the original Silence of the Lambs?

Clarice Starling• Experienced

• Full agent status

• No Ardelia to turn to

• Father figure status

• ? Shadow

Hannibal Lecter• Still Epicurean

• Sharp as Ever

• Why does he pursue Clarice?

• ? Shadow

Hannibal the Vampire• Control over

Animals

• Foreigner

• Aristocratic

• Melatonin challenged

• Elder status

Ending Changes• Clarice remains ? Shadow• Hand loss• Keeps chase going• Stays true to the Bureau that betrayed her

Filmed Endings: Kept ending shows Clarice’s intent. Cut is

more vague.

“If they mated…”

Hannibal Lecter Victor Frankenstein

+

(with apologies to Conan O’Brien)

What traits do they share…?

“If they mated…”

Hannistein!

“If they mated…”

Mason Verger Frankenstein’s Monster

+

(with apologies to Conan O’Brien)

What traits do they share…?

“If they mated…”

The Vergermonster

“If they mated…”

FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling

Mina,Jonathan's fiancé

+

What traits do they share…?

(with apologies to Conan O’Brien)

“If they mated…”

First Shadow:Mina Starling!

Sources:• Harris, Thomas. Hannibal. Delacorte

Press. New York, New York. 1999

• http://hannibal.hannotations.com/hanniball.html

• http://www.imdb.com

• www.bethslakes.soulo.co.uk/ vampire.html

• http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/iftheymated/

• http://deniro.jvlnet.com/