The provocative American filmmaker is the subject of an engrossing documentary.
Overall, De Palma gives the impression that he is a director who rolls with the punches. He clearly expects that future generations will recognise the merits of films that contemporary audiences and critics neglected.
This genial, celebratory interview with the director – richly interspersed with movie clips – hits a note of excitable cinephilia throughout.
Noah Baumbach’s charming documentary about Brian De Palma is enhanced by the veteran film-maker’s relish for an anecdote.
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