Casablanca is a unique film. It is about the world war
(German occupation of France, and consequent use of Morocco’s Casablanca as a
bastion for French resistance and transit to Lisbon), but it’s fundamentally a
beautiful love story. It also addresses a man’s point of view, unlike many
films that concentrate on the woman’s travails.
A classic of many dimensions, it has wonderful performances from Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, and a
lot of other actors. Ingrid, is of course, one of the loveliest actresses to
have graced the screen. In this black and white movie, she lights up the screen
whenever she appears on it.
The maturity of all three main characters (her husband who
is presumed dead in a German concentration camp when she falls in love
with Bogart in Paris is the third) is
amazing. His supreme sacrifice for her (arranging for and watching her fly away
with her husband) is done without melodrama, but is very moving.
If you have not seen it, put it on your bucket list. If you
have, watch it again. Some films deserve a second viewing. Warning: It can make
you very emotional.
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