Brian de Palma

Brian De Palma was born on September 11, 1940 in Nyark, New Jersey, USA. His father was a surgeon. As a child, Brian was fond of such things as physics and astronomy. He even wanted to devote his whole life to studying these sciences. Already at the age of seventeen, he received a prize for his scientific report, which was devoted to the topic of the application of cybernetics. After graduation, he entered the physics faculty of Columbia University. But after De Palma’s student watched Hitchcock’s more

Brian De Palma was born on September 11, 1940 in Nyark, New Jersey, USA. His father was a surgeon. As a child, Brian was fond of such things as physics and astronomy. He even wanted to devote his whole life to studying these sciences. Already at the age of seventeen, he received a prize for his scientific report, which was devoted to the topic of the application of cybernetics. After graduation, he entered the physics faculty of Columbia University. But after De Palma’s student watched Hitchcock’s Vertigo and Wells’ Citizen Kane, the focus of his interests changed dramatically. Films made a great impression on the young man, and he just decided to leave the faculty to devote all his time to theater and cinema.

In 1960, Brian made his first short film on 16mm film. He then tried and experimented for another eight years in search of his own handwriting. The first real success of the novice director brought the film “Congratulations”. Participating in the competition program of the Berlin Film Festival, the film received the Silver Bear, and the main role in the film was played by Robert De Niro. This star collaboration continued in the work on the films "Wedding Party" and " Hello, mother! .

In parallel, De Palma begins to try himself in documentary films. In 1966, his picture “Sensible Eye” was released, in 1970 the director shot the film “Dionis”. Also in the early 70s, Brian begins to work in the genre of thriller, resulting in the film “Sisters”. Film Kerry The film, which brought the first commercial success, was shot in 1976, in 1983 the picture was released. Scarface" . Thus, the continuous work of a talented director began.

Speaking of the personal life of Brian De Palm, he was married three times. From two of these marriages he had two daughters, in the third marriage he had a stepdaughter.