Brian De Palma
Director
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.
Filmography
The Black Dahlia
as Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited) 2006
Ennio
as Self 2022
Spielberg
as Self 2017
De Palma
as Self 2016
Greetings
as Man smoking in front of draft office (uncredited) 1968
The Making of 'Scarface'
as Self 1998
Gangland: Bullets over Hollywood
2005
The Making of 'Carlito's Way'
as Self 2003
The 'Scarface' Phenomenon
as Self 2011
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
as Self 1999
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
as Self 2023
Acting 'Carrie'
as Self 2001
Visualizing 'Carrie'
as Self 2001
Rotwang Must Go!
as Famous American Movie Director 1994
Femme Fatale: Dream Within a Dream
as Self 2003
Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
as Self 1994
Movies Are My Life
as Self 1988