num_pages: 96
description: In this study, Yvonne Tasker explores the way the film weaves together gothic, horror and thriller conventions to generate both a distinctive variation on the cinematic portrayal of insanity and crime, and a fascinating intervention in the sexual politics of genre.
language: English
title: The Silence of the Lambs
titlecomplete: The Silence of the Lambs
genres: Thriller, Film, Crime, Media Tie In, Horror, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 583
series: BFI Film Classics
publisher: British Film Institute