The theme of “the double” has exerted a complex and ambiguous fascination throughout the cultural history of the last century.
De Palma remains one of the most prolific, poorly understood and controversial directors in the history of cinema.
I’ve heard this a lot lately; I suppose you have too. We may have said it ourselves on occasion.
De Palma translates Ellroy’s dick-swinging dialectics into his own, decidedly more sensitive aesthetic.