Synopsis
An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.
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Cast
- Brian De PalmaSelf
- Mark HamillSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Amy IrvingSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Kurt RussellSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Sissy SpacekSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Steven SpielbergSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Recommendations
- 90
TheWrap
You don’t have to love De Palma’s movies to find De Palma a fascinating look at a vital period of American film history, through the eyes of a controversial artist. - 88
Slant Magazine
Like Hitchcock, De Palma reveals himself to be guided by an unusual mixture of intuition and intellectualization. - 83
The Playlist
De Palma is a joy: a hit of garrulous cinephile cocaine so pure you want to do a Tony Montana, fall face-first into it and inhale it all in one go. - 83
Consequence
At times amusing, at others analytical, De Palma is both an homage and a lecture. - 80
Screen Daily
A very basic formula, executed in bare-bones fashion, works a treat because this set of interviews with Brian De Palma on his life and films is so revealing, and entertaining, that little is needed here other than the man, his opinions and some telling illustrations. - 80
Variety
Acolytes of Brian De Palma’s flavorful, flamboyant filmography hardly need reminding of his acrobatic ability as a visual storyteller; what they’ll learn from De Palma is that in front of the camera, he’s a pretty marvelous raconteur, too. - 80
The Guardian
So many documentaries about artists just want you to accept that their subject is an innovator. De Palma breaks it down and shows you why he is. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
There's a ton of great material here and a nonstop flow of expertly chosen clips.
