 Tagline: It started with Revenge! Related Movies: • Manhunter (1986) [Blu-ray] • Silence of the Lambs (1991) [Blu-ray] • Hannibal (2001) • Red Dragon (2002) [Blu-ray] • Hannibal Rising (2007) In Red Dragon we learned who he was. In The Silence Of The Lambs, we learned how he did it. Now comes the most chilling chapter in the saga of Hannibal Lecter - the one that answers the most elusive question of all - why? Written by Thomas Harris, the best-selling author of the Hannibal book series, this "fascinating and terrifying journey into the making of a monster" (Pete Hammond, Maxim) reveals for the first time the metamorphosis of a brilliant medical student into "Hannibal The Cannibal." Good Morning America's Joel Siegel says, "if you can keep your eyes open, you're going to get scared." Storyline: Mischa and Hannibal, baby brother and sister, are inseparable; it is their love for each other that ties their bond. Their companionship is forever binding, until, with their family, while hiding from the Nazi war machine a twisted set of circumstance sets the pace for a most vicious attack on the future of one Hannibal Lecter for the sworn vengeance for the brutal killing of his baby sister. Years later, we find Hannibal, the teenager, setting up in Paris, and living with his aunt Lady Murasaki Shikibu and studying at medical school here he finds his forte. Still searching for his sister's murderers, still bitter and still ever hopeful of satisfying his desire for retribution. This chance arrives, and soon we are to learn that for a pound of flesh lost a pound of flesh must be repaid. This is the horrific tale of justice and honor, a young man's growing pains that will have the guilty paying with more than just flesh and bone... Written by Cinema_Fan. Cast Notes: Helena Lia Tachovska (Mischa), Richard Leaf (Father Lecter), Michele Wade (Nanny), Martin Hub (Lothar), Ingeborga Dapkunaite (Mother Lecter), Joerg Stadler (Berndt), Aaron Thomas (Hannibal [8 Years]), Rhys Ifans (Grutas), Richard Brake (Enrikas Dortlich), Kevin McKidd (Petras Kolnas), Stephen Walters (Zigmas Milko), Ivan Marevich (Bronys Grentz), Goran Kostic (Pot Watcher), Radek Bruna (Raido Operator), Ota Filip (Lecter Cook). User Comment: ecoli8 from United States • Tasty Flick, 13 February 2007 - Isn't it interesting that most critics of this film whine that it didn't measure up to "The Silence of the Lambs"? If you merely want a reworking of Lambs, go rent Lambs and watch it again. Frankly, anyone who goes to see "Hannibal Rising" hoping to have the same response and emotions engendered by "Lambs" is a boob of the first magnitude. The fact is, "Red Dragon" and "Lambs" are psychological thrillers, "Hannibal" is an action flick and "Hannibal Rising" is a biopic/action flick. Of the four Lecter films, "Hannibal Rising" is second only to "Lambs" in overall quality. ("Red Dragon" was spoiled by Ed Norton's astoundingly robotic performance; "Hannibal" was a visual masterpiece but was ultimately tainted by the the screenwriters' obvious desperation to concoct an ending that bore no resemblance to the novel's very cool conclusion.) "Hannibal Rising" has it all. 1) Superb direction (Lecter's riverside encounter with Paul Momund is stunning in its ballet-like choreography); 2) a perfectly paced screenplay; 3) beautiful art direction and design; and 4) powerful performances. Li Gong's Lady Murasaki is actually as I pictured her in the novel: beautiful, mysterious and not-to-be-trifled with. But it's Gaspard Ulliel who steals the show. It amazes me that he successfully played someone who's simultaneously a sweet, vulnerable youth victimized by the Nazis and the Soviets and a calculating, coldblooded murderer. Ulliel's finest moment is when Lecter unleashes his unhinged wrath in the climatic scene aboard the river barge; it was thoroughly disturbing. Summary:Don't listen to the critics. Go see this movie. IMDb Rating (08/01/12): 6.0/10 from 46,159 users IMDb Rating (06/06/07): 5.9/10 from 8,959 users
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