Brian De Palma film it retains De Palma's considerable visual flair, but points more toward his work in mainstream entertainments such as "", the thematic complex thriller for which he is now better known. For many film-goers, De Palma's gangster films, most notably "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way", pushed the envelope of on-screen violence and depravity, and yet greatly vary from one another in both style and content and also illustrate De Palma's evolution as a film-maker. In essence, the excesses of "Scarface" contrast with the more emotional tragedy of "Carlito's Way". Both films feature Al Pacino in what has become a fruitful working
The Fourth Man (1983 film) The Fourth Man (1983 film) The Fourth Man () is a 1983 Dutch suspense film directed by Paul Verhoeven, based on the novel of the same name by Gerard Reve. The film stars Jeroen Krabbé and Renée Soutendijk, and was Verhoeven's last film made in the Netherlands. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The title refers to Krabbé's position as the fourth man Soutendijk's character seduces, after she presumably has dispatched her first three husbands. The film is sexually explicit and,