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[The Departed]

Martin Scorsese

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Agenda About Martin Scorsese

The Departed

About the cast

About the plot

Important info

Other

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About the director

Date of Birth: 17 November 1942, Queens,

New York, USA

Birth Name: Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese

Nickname: Marty

Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Spouses

Helen Morris

(present) 1 child

Barbara De Fina

Isabella Rossellini

Julia Cameron

Laraine Marie Brennan

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About the director

Martin Scorseses trade marks

Frequently collaborates with actors Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Leonardo DiCaprio, VictorArgo, and Joe Pesci, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and editor Thelma Schoonmaker.

Begins his films with segments taken from the middle or end of the story (Raging Bull (1980),Goodfellas (1990) and Casino (1995)).

Makes use of slow motion techniques (e.g., Ulice nedzy (1973), Taxi driver (1976), RagingBull (1980)).

His lead characters are often sociopathic and/or want tobe accepted in society.

Extensive white lighting in scenes of his films.

Often uses freeze frames (Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), The Departed (2006)).

Frequently uses music by The Rolling Stones, especially the song "Gimme Shelter" (Goodfella(1990), Casino (1995), The Departed (2006)).

Often begins his movies with the childhood of his main characters (Alice doesnt live here

anymore(1974), Goodfellas(1990), Kundun (1997), Gangis of New York (2002), Aviator(2004), The Departed (2006)).

Frequently sets his films in New York City.

The lead character in his films often uses a voiceover to gives the audience insight about hisway of life (Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002)).

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About the director

Martin Scorseses trade marks

Strong religious themes and use of religious symbolism

Zooming-in on a character's face (Reging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), strange engles ofthe camera

The use of the color red and red lighting: Beginning credits of Mean Streets,Alice Doesn't

Live Here Anymore, Raging Bull, the Color of Money, Goodfellas and Casino. Besides directing and co-writing, Scorsese has also acted. It's interesting to note he played

the gunman at the finale of Mean Streets (1973) and the cab passenger planning to kill hiswife in Taxi driver (1976).

Other interesting info about Martin Scorsese

Listed as one of 50 people barred from entering Tibet. Disney clashed with Chinese officials

over the film Kundun (1997), which Scorsese directed. [19 December 1996] Was voted the 4th greatest director of all time by EntertainmentWeekly, making him the only

living person in the top 5 and the only working film director in the top 10

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About the director Because somany of his actors win or are nominated for awards, actors are dying to work

with him.

He has famously collaborated with Robert De Niro in 8 films. Scorsese has said that hiscreative collaboration with De Niro is very deep and that they can often understand eachother without even talking. Their collaboration has had many dry spells (including recently),but Scorsese says he shows almost every script he writes or considers directing to De Niro tosee what the actor's thoughts on them are even when De Niro ultimately has no involvement

the film.

Ranked #3 in Empire (UK)magazine's "The Greatest directors ever!" [2005]

Aviator (2004) was his firstmovie to gross over $100 million in the U.S.

He has worked with big names ofmusic business: Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, TheRolling Stones, U2, Michael Jackson and David Bowie.

When he won his Best Director Oscar for The Departed (2006), he received the award fromlegendary directors, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, and Steven Spielberg.

Says he was happy with the fact that it took so long for him to win Best

Director, because if he had won it earlier, it would have affected his directingand films

He was made a Fellow of the British FilmInstitute in recognition of his outstandingcontribution to film culture.

Scorsese directed 51 titles

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Scorseses quotes[on Ragging Bull ]: Robert De Niro wanted tomake this film. Notme. I

don'tunderstand anything aboutboxing. For me, it's like a physicalgame of chess.

It seems tome that any sensible person must see thatviolence

does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily

Basically, youmake another movie, and another, and hopefully you feelgood about every picture youmake. And you say, "My name is onthat. I did that. It's OK". But don't getme wrong, I still get excited byit all. That, I hope, will never disappear.

My whole life has been movies and religion. That's it. Nothingelse.

[onstage at the 2007 Oscars after winning for Best Director] Could youdouble-check the envelope . . . ?

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About the film

The Departed

(2006)

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: William Monahan, Alan Mak

Budget: $90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend: $26,887,467 (USA)

( 8 October 2006)

$132,373,442 (USA)

(18 March 2007)

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About the cast

Leonardo DiCaprio - Billy

Matt Damon - Colin

Jack Nicholson - Costello

Mark Wahlberg - Dignam Martin Sheen - Queenan

Ray Winstone - Mr. French

Vera Farmiga - Madolyn

Anthony Anderson - Brown

Alec Baldwin - Ellerby

Kevin Corrigan - Cousin Sean

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About the plot

In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan isassigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangs chief Frank

Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's trust, Colin Sullivan,young criminal who has infiltrated the state police as an informer forthe syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the SpecialInvestigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply engaded in his doublelife, gathering information about the plans of the operations he haspenetrated. But when itbecomes clear toboth the mob and the policethat there's a mole Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger ofbeing

caught and exposed to the enemy-and each must race touncover theidentity of the other man in time to save himself. From that pointon,there is a lotof action, violence and unexpected twists in the movie.The plotbecomes very complicated and it demends of the viewer toengage in the film.

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Impotrant information

music: Howard Shore (There were two albums released for TheDeparted, one presenting the original score composed for the movieby Howard Shore, and the other featuring earlier recordings, mostlypop/rock songs, which were used on the soundtrack.

pictures: Michael Ballhaus

distribution: Warner Bros

The film won four Academy Awards at the 79th Academy Awards forBest Picture, Best Director, Best FilmEditing (Thelma Schoonmaker),and BestAdapted Screenplay (William Monahan). Mark Wahlberg wasnominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance.The filmmarked the first time Scorsese won an Oscar; many felt that

he deserved it years earlier for prior efforts. Scorsese himself statedthat he won because: "This is the firstmovie I've done with a plot."

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OtherThe trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auYbpnEwBBg

The soundtrackhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbjC44

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