Brian De Palma
Born
Sep 11, 1940 (85 years old)
Place of birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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.
Movies (32)
The Black Dahlia
2006
Visualizing 'Carrie'
2001
The Untouchables: Re-Inventing the Genre
2004
Ennio
2022
Acting 'Carrie'
2001
Spielberg
2017
De Palma
2016
The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast
2004
The Making of 'Scarface'
1998
The Untouchables: Production Stories
2004
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
2011
Godard Made in USA
2010
The Autopsy
2004
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
2003
Slashing 'Dressed to Kill'
2001
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
1994
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
2023
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
2003
Shows (4)
As... (80)
Scarface
1983
Mission: Impossible
1996
Carrie
1976
Body Double
1984
Body Double
1984
Body Double
1984
Body Double
1984
The Untouchables
1987
Carlito's Way
1993
Redacted
2007
Redacted
2007
Femme Fatale
2002