
Brian De Palma
Born September 11, 1940 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Brian Russell De Palma is an American film director and writer. In a career spanning over forty years, he is probably best known for his suspense and crime thriller films. De Palma was a leading member of the New Hollywood generation of film directors. His direction often makes use of quotations from other films or cinematic styles, and bears the influence of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, and Michelangelo Antonioni. His work has been criticized for its violence and sexual content, but has also been championed by American critics such as Roger Ebert and Pauline Kael.
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Visualizing 'Carrie'

Acting 'Carrie'

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

De Palma

The Untouchables: Production Stories

Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood

The 'Scarface' Phenomenon

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream

The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast

Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'

The Making of 'Scarface'

Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

Godard Made in USA

The Making of 'Dressed to Kill'

Black Dahlia Confidential

The Scorsese Machine

Ennio Morricone

The Autopsy

The Making of 'Casualties of War'

The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre

Brian De Palma par Brian De Palma Leçon de cinéma

The Making of 'Carlito's Way'

The Untouchables: The Classic

Paradise Regained: Brian de Palma's 'Phantom of the Paradise'

'Obsession' Revisited








