Notable Hollywood film maker Brian De Palma was born on 11th September, 1940 in Newark New Jersey. He was the son of a surgeon and was a bright student of Physics. But he was always interested in films. In the early years of his life, Brian De Palma made a few short films. However, the first major success for Brian De Palma came with the film Sisters. The Hollywood director has worked as a script writer in the films like Oliver Stone, John Farris and Paul Schrader.
Another important film directed by Brian De Palma is The Untouchables. This film was made in the year 1987 on a script written by David Mamet. Brian De Palma is frequently cited as one of the important film directors and is considered as a director belonging to New Hollywood generation.
The members of New Hollywood generation are mostly educated from the film schools. If they are not educated in the film schools they are mostly cine-literate. Film makers who belong to the same category as Brian De Palma are Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas. John Milius, Paul Schrader and Martin Scorsese.
In his early days Brian De Palma was encouraged by film makers like Keith Gordon and Mark Romanek. In his film making career, Brian De Palma has acted with a number of notable actors and cinematographers.
Brian De Palma has become immense popular in the film direction. He is a master director of the genre of suspense and thriller. Some films of Brian De Palma have been compared with the works of Alfred Hitchcock. But as a film maker Brian De Palma has directed films of different genres. He had directed documentary films. He has directed Dionysus in the year 1969 and The Responsive Eye in the year 1966.
Brian De Palma has also directed short films like Show Me a Strong Town and I'll Show You a Strong Bank. |
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Other short films directed by Brian De Palma are Bridge That Gap, Jennifer, Wotton's Wake, “66124: The Story of an IBM Card” and Icarus.
Brian De Palma has directed a number of feature films. Some of the feature films directed by Brian De Palma include the films like Capone Rising, Redcated, The Black Dahlia, Female Fatale, Mission to Mars, Snake Eyes, Mission: Impossible and Carlito's Way.
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