The grossest Hannibal episode is also the most beautiful

The universe surrounding the adaptations of Hannibal Lecter books is both rewarding and soul-crushing. There are some real duds, such as Brian Cox’s Manhunter, the 1986 adaptation of the 1981 novel Red Dragon. But there are some incredibly rewarding pieces of media, too, like the 1991 film The Silence of theLambs, featuring Anthony Hopkins as the disturbing cannibal, and Jodie Foster as the tough-as-nails FBI trainee Clarice Starling.