Casablanca Discussion Thread

[Shane]

Discuss it here.

Casablanca is a 1942 romantic film set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. The film was directed by Michael Curtiz, and stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund. It focuses on Rick's conflict between, in the words of one character, love and virtue: he must choose between his love for Ilsa and his need to do the right thing by helping her husband, Resistance hero Victor Laszlo, escape from Casablanca and continue his fight against the Nazis.

The film was an immediate hit, and it has remained consistently popular ever since. Critics have praised the charismatic performances of Bogart and Bergman, the chemistry between the two leads, the depth of characterisation, the taut direction, the witty screenplay and the emotional impact of the work as a whole.

[dsilva]

i saw casablance not so long ago. had heard soooo much about it dat i jus needed to check it out and i loved it. now i know why its called an all time classic. a must see for all movie lovers.

[Doom_Girl]

Originally Posted by dsilva

i saw casablance not so long ago. had heard soooo much about it dat i jus needed to check it out and i loved it. now i know why its called an all time classic. a must see for all movie lovers.

I couldn't agree more. The airport scene at the end has me in tears every time.

[dsilva]

i too watched Casablanca quite recently. i had heard so much about the movie and it was good for each and every word of praise uttered regarding it. wow what a movie. the Actors were brilliant and so was the picturizaton.
this is a shot of one of my fav parts of the movie....