American film director known for technically virtuosic thrillers and genre films; frequent homage and thematic debt to Hitchcock (voyeurism, doubles, elaborate camera set-pieces). Major films include Carrie, Scarface, Blow Out, The Untouchables, and Carlito's Way.

De Palma emerged with the New Hollywood generation and is widely noted for visual techniques such as long takes, split screens, and complex tracking shots; recurring themes in reviews include voyeurism, the double, and cinematic mise-en-scène used for psychological or political commentary.

De Palma is presented across reviews as a technically brilliant, cinephile director heavily indebted to Hitchcock motifs (voyeurism, the double, complex camera moves). Reviewers praise films like Carrie, Blow Out, Carlito's Way and The Untouchables while noting uneven scripts and occasional mannerism. Recurring strengths: visual virtuosity, sound/image design, and emotionally charged set pieces.

For:Fans of classic auteur cinema, thriller and horror aficionados, students of film technique

 The Untouchables makes us understand how in reality, despite good intentions and nice words, everything is still "talk and a badge".

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 It’s impossible not to care about Carrie’s story, and it’s impossible not to suffer as the dreadful moment approaches, when pig’s blood stains its purity.

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 I won’t reveal the ending, but I assure you that De Palma reaches the heights of genius, through a grotesque device, that will truly give you goosebumps.

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 Body Double, which is to be considered De Palma’s manifesto (it contains a bit of all the characteristics of his cinema)

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