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De Palma
Documentary · 2016
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.
The sides of De Palma
- Brian De Palma talking to the camera
- Clips from Carrie to Mission: Impossible
- Stories from Hollywood sets
De Palma is good for you if…
- you like a director telling candid stories about his own films.
- you like a portrait of Brian De Palma the man, his family, his friends and his battles with studios.
- you like the thrillers of the 1970s and 1980s.
De Palma is bad for you if…
- you can't stand the bloody clips from his films.
- you can't sit through two hours of one man talking.
About: filmmaking · ambition · Hollywood
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