The entire conversation happens in tight close ups and, in this confined closeness, we witness something unthinkable. There are tears in the eyes of the monster; a cannibal turns into something humane, and we are moved. Women at the centreJonathan Demme, the director whom we lost to cancer on April 26, was a man who could turn our world upside down with his compassion. Going beyond, the standard format of cutting between performers and the audience, Demme made his music documentaries a repository of musical energy. Demme may not have the signature of an auteur, but he possessed the great gift of making us care for fictitious characters in his films.

Source: The Hindu May 03, 2017 00:36 UTC