Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma (b. 1940, Newark, New Jersey) is one of the most intriguing directors to come out of the New Hollywood generation of the 1970s. He graduated from Columbia University, and after starting out in shorts he moved on to feature film direction and production, making a name for himself with the comedy Hi, Mom! (1970). During the 1970s and 1980s he added several hits to his filmography, including the inimitable high school horror flick Carrie (1976) and the thrillers Blow Out (1981) and Body Double (1984). In 1987 his gangster film The Untouchables was a resounding success. Other popular titles: the Vietnam drama Casualties of War (1989), another gangster flick Carlito’s Way (1993), the action thriller Mission: Impossible (1996), the crime drama Snake Eyes (1998), and the neo-noir The Black Dahlia (2006). In 2007 he again made headlines with the war drama Redacted.

48. MFF Karlovy Vary