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De Palma between Hitchcock and Lynch (film: Sisters – Brian De Palma, 1972)

Made in 1972, ‘Sisters‘ is one of Brian De Palma‘s few ‘Hitchcockian’ films in the first stages of his long and prolific film career. Arguably the best in this category. It is interesting that De Palma had become a Hitchcock … Continue reading

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old school cinema (Film: Obsession – Brian De Palma, 1976)

They do not make films like this one any longer. Usually this sentence when found in the review of a movie is supposed to be appreciative. Not in the case of Brian De Palma‘s Obsession. The film is made in … Continue reading

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non-passionate (Film: Passion – Brian De Palma, 2012)

I went to this film against all my instincts. I had read already (some of) the bad reviews but I was hoping they were wrong. I so much admire some of the previous works of Brian De Palma (films like … Continue reading

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