1. School Normal Superior del Distrito de Barranquilla
Students:
Stephany Monroy Polo
Teacher:
Irma Jimenez
“Catch me if you can”
Fourth Semester
Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
26.08.2012
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2. Catch me if you can
1. The first chapter introduces us to comedy drama thriller Catch Me if You
Can (2002), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, depicting the
career of the world's most successful con artist, Frank Abagnale Jr. The
slender Lowreyesque figures run through environments that symbolise key
plot points from the film, and are accompanied by John Williams's floaty,
1960s jazz-era score. The title design credit is discreetly featured in the
shelf, while the papers blow past the pursuer's face. No copyright
infringement intended. To be removed at the behest of the distributor. The
first chapter introduces us to a true story about a man named Frank William
Abagnale with an animated short story. This story is summed up in a
sequence of what will be done in the movie.
2. The Soundtrack was excellent. The film's soundtrack was released on
December 10, 2002 by DreamWorks Records. The original score was
composed by John Williams.
3. The Main character is Leonardo DiCaprio
4. It was written by Steven Spielberg.
5. The descriptions of the film "Catch me if you can" is the history a gifted
forger and confidence man attempts to stay one step ahead of the lawman
determined to bring him to justice in this comedy-drama from Steven
Spielberg, based on a true story. Frank W. Abagnale Jr.
6. It is set in California; New York; New Jersey; Quebec, etc.
The film was made in the USA from „Florida‟ to „Louisiana‟, the movie was
shot largely around Los Angeles, and in Quebec (the „French‟ scenes).
Montreal and Quebec stood in for „France‟. Place Royale, Quebec City, with
Notre Dame des Victoires in the background, stood in for the square of
„Montrichard‟ where Abagnale is arrested. Union Station, 800 North
Alameda Street, between the Santa Ana Freeway (US 101) and Cesar E.
Chavez Avenue (formerly Macy Street), downtown Los Angeles (seen in
plenty of movies, most famously Blade Runner), became the grandiose
„Miami Mutual Bank‟, where Frank comes onto the cashier, who helpfully
explains the workings of the system. Union Station, built in 1939,
considered to be “The last of America‟s great rail stations” is a breathtaking
taste of 30s glamour.
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3. 7. It was direct by Steven Spielberg. He also directed these films:
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1941 (film)
A
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
The Adventures of Tintin (film)
Always (1989 film)
Amazing Stories (TV series)
Amblin'
Amistad (film)
C
Catch Me If You Can
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Color Purple (film)
D
Duel (1971 film)
E
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E cont.
Empire of the Sun (film)
F
Firelight (1964 film)
H
Hook (film)
I
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
J
Jaws (film)
Jurassic Park (film)
L
Lincoln (2012 film)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
M
Minority Report (film)
Munich (film)
R
Raiders of the Lost Ark
S
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Slipstream (1967 film)
Something Evil
The Sugarland Express
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4. T
The Terminal
Twilight Zone: The Movie
W
War Horse (film)
War of the Worlds (2005 film)
8. It starts the film in 1980 but did not progress until 1997 when the film rights
to Abagnale's book were purchased by Spielberg's DreamWorks. David
Fincher, Gore Verbinski, Lasse Hallström, Miloš Forman and Cameron
Crowe had all been possible candidates for director before Spielberg
decided to direct. Filming took place from February to May 2002. The film
was a financial and critical success, and the real Abagnale reacted
positively to it.
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5. Web References
Claude Brodesser; Charles Lyons (31-07-2000). "DiCaprio plays 'Catch'". Variety.
Retrieved 26-08-2012. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784383
Travers, Peter (01-02-2003). "Catch Me If You Can". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26-
08-2012
http://web.archive.org/web/20080419081523/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/
movie/5947725/review/5947726/catch_me_if_you_can
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