I first saw this movie when I was about 14. I just followed the plot. Two young to pick up the cleverness of the dialogue will characterisations.
I then watched it at university film nights a few years later. Because I knew the basic plot, I was able to watch more closely the masterly dialogue and characterisations making it one of the best movies I have ever seen
Casablanca (1942) Director: Michael Curtiz
“Here’s Looking At You, Kid.”
★★★★★
Casablanca is one of the greatest films of all time, and it has sometimes been called one of the great American propaganda films of the 20th century. The film was shot and released on the heels of the Second World War and it captured the initial hesitance of the American public to get involved in the war, hiding behind a veil of neutrality, only to eventually choose their side in the battle. The film examines the impossibility of neutrality in war.
Casablanca is based on an un-produced stage show called “Everybody Comes to Rick’s.” The play was inspired by a trip to Vienna and witnessing anti-semitism. It has an all-star cast including Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, as well as Claude Rains, Peter Lorre and others. It was never expected to be a major success in Hollywood at…
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