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CasablancA
A FILM WITH NO EXPIRY DATE
Casablanca is a mythical film, burned into our collective memory. With a storyline that does not age, somewhere between the world of espionage and romanticism, it has been able to keep intact the image of the actors it raised to new heights, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Bogart, wearing a fedora hat and trench coat, Bergman, also wearing a tilted fedora hat, her eyes bright with tears and her beautiful red lips parted, awaiting the last kiss. T E X T: E VA D E L A M O
The film, directed by Michael Curtiz, was released in 1942. After being well received by the critics, it was awarded three Oscars. And despite being almost 80 years old, it is still considered one of the most beautiful film stories of all time. A TIMELESS PLOT When the film was shot, both the director and the actors were already well-known in Hollywood. And although all of them were aware that a story including war, love and politics in the same plot could well be of interest to the audience, none of them could have predicted that the film they were shooting would feature in the hall of fame of the great classics for decades to come. The story takes place in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, during World War II. A city that had become a meeting place for those who fled from Nazism, which was difficult to get away from if your name appeared on the Gestapo list, as was the case with Victor Laszlo. His last hope is the film’s protagonist, Rick Blaine, owner of a busy café and former lover of Lazlo’s wife, Ilsa, who he leads to believe that she will stay in the city with him, in exchange for getting the transit papers for her husband. A difficult decision for Rick, who must choose between his convictions or continuing with the woman he loves.
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