"Casablanca," Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman Hollywood Classic 1942

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- Full movie trailer. Vive la France! and Happy Bastille Day.

- "Casablanca at 75: Why we’re still quoting Hollywood’s most quotable film." In film, TV and even real-life tragedy, Casablanca’s immortal dialogue and gestures of defiance have taken on an extraordinary afterlife. BFI, 2017

It’s still the same old story. Seventy-five years after it was released, Casablanca (1942) remains one of the world’s best-loved films. Not just the best-loved, but best-remembered. Many cinephiles can quote large chunks of the dialogue by heart, and Casablanca has the most entries of any film in the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest Movie Quotes of All Time list.
Even people who have never seen Michael Curtiz’s romantic wartime allegory can conjure up a few lines about beautiful friendships, gin joints and hills of beans… maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon.

Why is Casablanca such a quotable film? Well, it doesn’t hurt that the characters themselves use quotation and memory to negotiate their heartbreak. Casablanca is about a love affair in the past tense. During the course of the film, Humphrey Bogart’s Rick says “Here’s looking at you, kid” to Ingrid Bergman’s Ilsa four times, and what was once a jovial toast becomes a poignant farewell. When Rick and Ilsa agree that they’ll “always have Paris” they’re saying that the memory of a happy romance will sustain them through the pain of separation...

https://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/features/casablanca-quotes-humphrey-bogart-ingrid-bergman

[RobertDevereaux]

1. A stark reminder about Casablanca (1942)...

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“France’s anthem isn’t talking about some glorious long-ago battle, or France’s beautiful hills and countrysides. La Marseillaise is FUCKING BRUTAL. Here’s a translation of what they’re singing:

“Arise, children of the Fatherland! The day of glory has arrived! Against us, tyranny raises its bloody banner. Do you hear, in the countryside, the roar of those ferocious soldiers? They’re coming to your land to cut the throats of your women and children!

“To arms, citizens! Form your battalions! Let’s march, let’s march! Let their impure blood water our fields!

“BRUTAL, like I said. DEFIANT, in these circumstances. And the entire cafe stands up and sings it passionately, drowning out the Germans. The Germans who are, in 1941, still terrifyingly ascendant, and seemingly invincible.“
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[bobnicewander]

3. Another little reminder

Casablanca - As Time Goes By - Original Song by Sam (Dooley Wilson)

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4. Famous scene of the film and a beautiful song

rendered with much tenderness by talent Dooley Wilson in the part of Sam. I liked his 'It Had To Be You' and 'Knock on Wood' versions too. Wilson had a long and diverse career.

[pressbox69]

5. Fans still debate if

Jack Benny was an extra in the background.