Notes For Casablanca
ONE: EXPOSITION.
Refugees from the German occupation in World War II have streamed into Casablanca, Morocco, still part of unoccupied France. After Paris fell to the Nazis in June, 1940, refugees sought to escape by making their way to Casablanca. From there they could get a visa to get to Lisbon, Portugal, and from there passage to America.
1) The phrase "Round up all suspicious characters" becomes "Round up the usual suspects," one of the great lines in cinema history listen for it later in the film.
2) Notice the young couple who observe the man being shot down. They will play an important role in the film later.
TWO: Rick's Cafe Americain
We are introduced to Major Strasser, the Nazi commander, and the police inspector, Renault, who works for the Nazi installed Vichy Government. Renault's job is to walk a tightrope between his patriotic feelings for Occupied France and his need to perform a nasty job for the Nazis.......
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