Section Drawing
Production Design Materials for Cell Block for The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The design of the cell block where Hannibal Lecter is held was inspired by a photograph of Nazi prisoners at the Nuremberg prison. Scenes taking place in the prison offices were shot on location in several buildings near Pittsburgh, and edited to appear as one space. The cell block was created on a soundstage.
Director Jonathan Demme and cinematographer Tak Fujimoto wanted to shoot scenes between Lecter and Clarice Starling unimpeded by prison bars. Kristi Zea's solution was to use plexiglass, into which holes were drilled so that the characters could hear each other. Actor Anthony Hopkins, playing Hannibal Lecter, used these holes to demonstrate Lecter's keen sense of smell.
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In the Museum of the Moving Image
Section Drawing
Production Design Materials for Cell Block for The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The design of the cell block where Hannibal Lecter is held was inspired by a photograph of Nazi prisoners at the Nuremberg prison. Scenes taking place in the prison offices were shot on location in several buildings near Pittsburgh, and edited to appear as one space. The cell block was created on a soundstage.
Director Jonathan Demme and cinematographer Tak Fujimoto wanted to shoot scenes between Lecter and Clarice Starling unimpeded by prison bars. Kristi Zea's solution was to use plexiglass, into which holes were drilled so that the characters could hear each other. Actor Anthony Hopkins, playing Hannibal Lecter, used these holes to demonstrate Lecter's keen sense of smell.
[Museum of the Moving Image]
In the Museum of the Moving Image