I was in the darkness, so darkness I became

the silence of the lambs (1991) dir. jonathan demme

Hannibal & Alana / Hannibal & Clarice

Hannibal 3.05 “Contorno” - Hannibal (2001)

Parallels

“People will say we’re in love.”

You are a warrior, Clarice. The enemy is dead, the baby is safe. You are a warrior. The most stable elements, Clarice, appear in the middle of the periodic table roughly between iron and silver. Between iron and silver.

"Brave Clarice. You will let me know when those lambs stop screaming, won’t you?" for starkassembled

Investigator Graham interests me. Not your standard gumshoe, is he? More alert. Purposeful looking. You should have taught him not to meddle.

Have you seen blood in the moonlight? It appears quite black.

"Most serial killers keep some sort of trophies from their victims."

"I didn’t."

"No. No, you ate yours.”

"Did Lecter act differently in the Starling interviews, Barney?" “Yes. Most of the time he didn’t respond at all to visitors,” Barney said. “Sometimes he would open his eyes long enough to insult some academic who was trying to pick his brain. He made one visiting professor cry. He was tough with Starling, but he answered her more than most. He was interested in her. She intrigued him.” - Hannibal, Thomas Harris

This is about one woman trying to save the life of another woman, and having to confront the dreaded patriarchy in this patriarchal world. And all the worst of the male gender is going to be put in Clarice’s way. - Jonathan Demme

She’s been the lone woman in a sea of men her whole life…she’s been the one that was the smaller one her whole life, so she’s comfortable in that position. And in some ways, that’s what makes her the hero of the film. - Jodie Foster

You fly back to school now, little Starling.

Red Dragon (2002) "Remarkable boy. I do admire your courage. I think I’ll eat your heart."