The De Palma Decade

Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens

By: Laurent Bouzereau

Narrated by: Dani Martineck

Journey with award-winning filmmaker and author Laurent Bouzereau through acclaimed director Brian De Palma’s renowned—and controversial—horror and thriller films that redefined cinema in the 1970s and early 80s with new interviews and fresh takes.

Among a crop of fresh filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola revolutionizing Hollywood in the ’70s, Brian De Palma—a director from Philadelphia with a few social satires under his belt—charted a cinematic path unlike any of his peers. At times he was unfairly dismissed as a Hitchcock copycat; other times he was misunderstood for his peculiar mix of sexuality, humor, music, and violence. But, over the course of ten years, he created a new cinematic language, melding his signature themes with specific filmmaking techniques that are now synonymous with his name.

Acclaimed filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau explores the seven films that came to define the De Palma decade—Sisters, Phantom of the Paradise, Obsession, Carrie, The Fury, Dressed to Kill, and Blow Out. Combining film analysis, detailed production histories, and new interviews with De Palma himself, his casts, and collaborators, Bouzereau presents the definitive record on this unrivaled period of cinematic creativity and the emergence of an auteur who would continue to influence filmmaking in the decades that followed.

A must for De Palma fans and cinephiles. Outstanding reader!

This has been the most enjoyable audiobook on film I’ve listened to since Quentin Tarantino’s “Cinema Speculation”. As mentioned in this review’s title, this is a must listen to for fans of Brian De Palma’s cinema. Bravo to the reader too! She really comes close to capturing several of the interviewees’ manners of speech.

the absolute detail in the making of DePalmas movies is so stunning,can't wait til the author tackles De Palma's other films

I loved everything about this book, Brian De Palma is one of my favorite movie directors and it's absolutely fascinating to hear how he came to make the films he chose to make.

A Must for Fans of DePalma

This is a very thorough look at the films of DePalma from 1973 - 1981. Chock- full of interviews, behind the scenes, and reviews of the films at the time. This author delves into interestimg topics and at times feels like time traveling back in time to a different and maybe better way of film making. Highly recommended for film lovers and children of the 80s. A fantastic listen!