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Horror is a difficult genre to realize in the seventh art. However, there is a director who managed to make a work capable of winning the Oscar for Best Film.
Before revealing the horror masterpiece that won the Oscar for Best Film, it is necessary to define the genre itself. Terror can come in many shapes and forms.
There are films based on psychological horror like “Us”, “Pearl”, “The headlight“, between others. Or based on jumpscares, more direct and raw, like “Hereditary” or “The Ring”. The 2018 film “Hereditary,” featuring Tony ColletteGabriel Byrne, Alex WolffMilly Shapiro, among others, is one of the best works of modern horror.
Despite not being nominated for any Oscar, David Bax, from Battleship Pretensionhe was captivated by the film – “it becomes increasingly frightening, submerging viewers in horror instead of “sending” them with occasional scares.”
Within this genre there is one film that stands out from the rest, the only one that won the much-desired Oscar for Best Film. A film that has aged properly and still haunts everyone who sees it today.
THE MASTERPIECE OF THIS GENRE
From the legendary Jonathan Demme“The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) was, to date, the only film to win the Oscar for Best Film.
Starring Jodie Foster It is Anthony Hopkinsin the roles of Clarice Starling It is Hannibal Lecterwe see the duo in an authentic game of chess to find out more about the killer Buffalo Bill.
Jonathan Demme was a director who dominated several genres – “The Silence of the Lambs” in horror, “Stop Making Sense for Talking Heads” in concert films and “Philadelphia”, one of the first films to address AIDS in cinema. Jim Emerson of Orange Country Registerwrites, “The Silence of the Lambs is something extremely rare and invaluable in today’s cinema: a well-crafted, intelligent and genuinely frightening thriller.”
TRAILER | JODIE FOSTER AND ANTHONY HOPKINS LEADED THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS TOWARDS VICTORY
For you, what is the best horror film ever?
