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Director Brian De Palma
From his trademark split-screen technique to his love of doppelgängers, iconic director Brian De Palma returns to the big screen with all these and more in his latest turn behind the camera. “Passion,” starring Noomi Rapace (original “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Rachel McAdams (“The Notebook”), details the cutthroat nature of female competition in the world of advertising. Let’s see whether this film returns De Palma to his glory days — you know, the days of “Carrie,” “Scarface,” “The Untouchables.” The director will discuss the film, and more, Monday night at Lincoln Center’s Summer Talks series. “Passion” opens theatrically at Lincoln Center on Aug. 30. (Monday night, 7 p.m., FREE, Amphitheater at Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Lincoln Center, 144 W. 65th St., filmlinc.com)