Fava beans and a nice Chianti

"People don't always tell you what they are thinking. 

They just see to it that you don't advance in life."

-Hannibal 

One of my all time favorite movie characters. He is a man of pure evil. I want to share with you the BEAUTIFUL UGLINESS of Hannibal essential trades and my favorite quotes. 

The Gentleman

Sophisticated and Complex. Charming and well educated. Doctor Hannibal Lecter´s elegant darkness has some kind of magnetism to me. As it is to stare at a candle. It is evil and knowledge ... insanity or wisdom. He is an avid reader, clean , obsesive with the detail of his drawings and most of all his gourmet cooking. Dr. Lecter has become such an ICON of EVIL, perfectly well dressed and proper manners, a Classic Movie Monster. He is a Cannibal Serial Killer but after all,  A TRUE gentleman.

"and don't your eyes seek out the things you want?"

-Hannibal 

The mask

It is a warning. It captures everything Lecter is INSIDE. A beast who knows no limit. He will speak words to lure you into his world. His mind. He is twisted and likes to test who ever comes to inquire him. With Clarice Starling he feels attracted. With Will Graham he feels matched. He enjoys talking to both of them.

"Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?"

-Hannibal 

Good Taste 

I think as a symphony orchestra starts tunning... such is Dr. Lecter´s mind. Always preparing for what comes... fine wines, good food , proper dress code and most important of all "no rudeness". If there were commandments in the life of Dr Lecter, that would be number ONE. Rudeness is not tolerable. Wether verbally or by action he does not stand it. Proper manners and behavior is the best human quality. He enjoys playing piano and listenting to Opera.

"Now you're being rude, and I hate rude people."

-Hannibal 

The Perception 

Lecter hasn´t lost his sense of humor. He is sarcasm and knows how to talk to any one.  But he is never out of control. Whatever he says he has thought of it at least 3 days prior. He can be soft, as a warm bath or agressive as a razor. He is evil in a seductive way. Whatever he says it is for his advantage.

 I'll call you if I think of anything else, would you perhaps like to leave me your home phone number?

 -Hannibal 

Through the Glass

As a true evil movie archetype,Dr. Lecter is demented and behind bars. Or shall we say behind the glass. Dr. Chilton who´s in charge of the Baltimore Hospital is his True nemesis. Lecter´s language is Freudian-Sarcasm. He questions by affirmation he wants to know about the person in front of him but by making fun. Chilton as many others think they are smarter than Lecter. Chilton wants to analyze Lecter´s mind in an attempt to gain money and fame. I love the scene where Lecter demands a dinner with a waiter in his cell. And during that dinner Lecter looks at the security camera. No words, he just raises the glass. Because he knows Chilton is watching him and will be very angry when he smiles. 

"Ah yes Dr. Chillton. Gruesome isn't he? Fumbles at your head like a freshman pulling at a panty girdle." 

-Hannibal 

The monster

As Dracula or Frankenstein, Dr. Lecter comes from literature. Thomas Harris way of writing is dense and macabre. I most say i read (RED DRAGON, HANNIBAL AND SILENCE OF THE LAMBS)and the movie portrayal of Dr. Lectrer is mearly the surface of the complexity of this character. He is meticulous and horrifying. He is a monster with good taste.

"Io fei gibetto de le mei case." 

I made my own home... be my gallows."

-Hannibal 

Whatever Hannibal does it atracts us. It makes us watch. I think the most scary aspect of Hannibal is that it could be real or someone we know. That human darkness we know exists. As the movie theatre resembles the glass that separates us from the monster. The illusion of safety. As Clarice , Will Graham and ourselves find out. He cannot hurt us ...as long as he is behind the glass. 

 "What a collection of scars you have. 

Never forget who gave you the best of them, and be grateful, our scars have the power to remind us that the past was real." 

-Hannibal