Editing Brian De Palma (section)

== Film Career ==

=== Breakthrough ===

After making several low-budget films in the 1960s and early 1970s, De Palma broke through with a series of suspense thrillers that established his signature style:

* ''Sisters'' (1972)
* ''Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974)
* ''Carrie'' (1976) - Adapted from Stephen King's novel
* ''Dressed to Kill'' (1980)
* ''Blow Out'' (1981) - Set and filmed in Philadelphia

=== Major Works ===

De Palma went on to direct some of the most iconic films of the 1980s and beyond:

* ''Scarface'' (1983) - Cult classic crime epic
* ''The Untouchables'' (1987) - Academy Award-nominated gangster film
* ''Carlito's Way'' (1993)
* ''Mission: Impossible'' (1996)
* ''Snake Eyes'' (1998)
* ''Femme Fatale'' (2002)

=== Directorial Style ===

De Palma is known for:
* Elaborate tracking shots and split-screen sequences
* Homages to Alfred Hitchcock
* Suspenseful set pieces
* Stylized violence
* Complex narratives with twists

He is often grouped with the "New Hollywood" directors who emerged in the 1970s, including Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas.