DE PALMA Documentary Trailer Dives Into The Director's Filmography
You may recognize Noah Baumbach as the director of movies like The Squid and The Whale and Frances Ha, and much like the protagonists of his recent movie While We're Young, he's taken a trip into the world of documentary filmmaking for his next project. He's collaborated with co-director Jake Paltrow for De Palma, a conversation with iconic director Brian De Palma that traces the filmmaker's unique path through the industry and touches on some of the classic films he's made along the way.
One of the most talented, influential, and iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma’s career started in the 60s and has included such acclaimed and diverse films as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way, and Mission: Impossible. In this lively, illuminating and unexpectedly moving documentary, directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow engage in a personal and candid discussion with De Palma, exploring not only his life and work but also his singular approach to the craft of filmmaking and his remarkable experiences navigating the film business, from his early days as the bad boy of New Hollywood to his more recent years as a respected veteran of the field. In the end, what emerges is a funny, honest, and incisive portrait of a truly one-of-a-kind artist, and an exhilarating behind-the-scenes look at the last 50 years of the film industry through the eyes of someone who has truly seen it all.
De Palma is being released by the wonderful distribution company A24, and it will be in theaters on June 10th.