Brian De Palma
30 titles · american genre
Technique foregrounded until it becomes the subject. De Palma builds films around the apparatus of looking — split screen, split diopter, the long unbroken take, the camera that knows more than the character — and is frequently accused of style without conscience. The filmography is genuinely uneven and the catalogue reflects that.
Signature
- Split diopter and split screen used structurally, not decoratively.
- Set-pieces engineered as self-contained suspense machines.
- Hitchcock quoted openly and without apology.
- Voyeurism as both method and theme.
Mission: Impossible
The Untouchables
Carrie
Carlito's Way
Blow Out
Mission to Mars
Snake Eyes
The Black Dahlia
Dressed to Kill
Casualties of War
Body Double
Phantom of the Paradise
Femme Fatale
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Passion
Sisters
The Fury
Raising Cain
Obsession
Domino
Hi, Mom!
Redacted
Wise Guys
Greetings
The Wedding Party
Home Movies
Murder à la Mod
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Dionysus in '69
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