PREMIERES JUNE 24th

DE PALMA

Dirs. Noah Baumbach & Jake Paltrow, US, 2016, 111 min., English Language

Celebrate the career of “Hitchcock’s true heir” with one of the most acclaimed documentaries of the year!

“A religious experience for fans!” ★★★★★

– Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York


“While his filmmaking pals have all at one time or another been household names, De Palma’s never quite gotten the close-up he’s deserved. Until now.”

– Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly


“Catnip for passionate fans while also serving as a primer and a goad for the skeptical and the curious….It’s almost hard to believe that he could have made so many wild, haunting and provocative movies, but by the end of the documentary, you may want nothing more than to see them all.”

– A.O. Scott, The New York Times


“A cinephile’s nirvana….It’s like ROOM 237, but instead of crackpot theories, there’s a tidal wave of legitimate insight.”

– Jordan Hoffman, The Guardian


“A full-throated defense of a man whose work towers over so many of his peers and yet is so often casually dismissed.”

– Devin Feraci, Birth Movies Death


“If you love movies, it’s time well spent.”

– Bill Goodykontz, Chicago Sun-Times



One of the most talented, influential, and iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma’s career started in the 60s and has included such acclaimed and diverse films as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way, and Mission: Impossible.

In this lively, illuminating and unexpectedly moving documentary, directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow engage in a personal and candid discussion with De Palma, exploring not only his life and work but also his singular approach to the craft of filmmaking and his remarkable experiences navigating the film business, from his early days as the bad boy of New Hollywood to his more recent years as a respected veteran of the field.

In the end, what emerges is a funny, honest, and incisive portrait of a truly one-of-a-kind artist, and an exhilarating behind-the-scenes look at the last 50 years of the film industry through the eyes of someone who has truly seen it all. (C) A24 Films

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