De Palma is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow about the director and screenwriter Brian De Palma. The documentary features clips from his films starring various frequent collaborators like Al Pacino, John Lithgow, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, John Travolta and various others.[1]

De Palma
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Directed byNoah Baumbach
Jake Paltrow
Produced byNoah Baumbach
Jake Paltrow
StarringBrian De Palma
Edited byLauren Minnerath
Matt Mayer
Production
company
Empire Ward Pictures
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09) (Venice)
  • June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$168,045

Release

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It had its world premiere at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, where it screened out of competition.[2][3]

Reception

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Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 95%, based on 114 reviews, with an average rating of 8.0/10. The site's consensus states: "De Palma may not make believers out of the director's detractors, but they'll likely share longtime fans' fascination with his career's worth of entertaining stories."[4] It has a score of 83 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brian De Palma on how he depicts women in his films|EW.com
  2. ^ Nick Vivarelli (September 9, 2015). "Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow And Brian De Palma Talk 'De Palma' Docu In Venice". Variety. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ^ David Rooney (September 8, 2015). "'De Palma': Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ "De Palma (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "De Palma". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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