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Background
•Historicalandsocialbackground
Setduring WorldWar II,Casablanca(1942),isaclassicandmuch-lovedromanticfilm.Ittellsamasterfultaleoftwomenvyingforthesamewoman'sloveinalovetriangle.Thestoryofpoliticalandromanticespionageissetagainstthewartimeconflict.DuringWorldWarII,EuropeanswhowerefleeingfromtheGermans,soughtrefugeinAmerica.ButtogettheretheywouldfirsthavetogoCasablancaandoncetheygetthere,theyhavetoobtainexitvisaswhicharenotveryeasytocomeby.
WorldWar II
WorldWar IIisgenerallyconsideredtohavelastedfrom1939to1945.Itinvolved thevastmajorityoftheworld'snations—includingallofthe greatpowers—eventuallyformingtwoopposing militaryalliances:
the Allies andthe Axis.Itwasthemostwidespread warinhistory,anddirectlyinvolvedmorethan100millionpeople,frommorethan30differentcountries.
TheCasablancacity
Casablanca (literallymeans:
"Whitehouse")isthelargest city of Morocco.ItislocatedinwesternMoroccoontheAtlanticOcean.ItisoneofthelargestandmostimportantcitiesinAfrica,botheconomicallyanddemographically.
CasablancawasanimportantstrategicportduringWorldWarIIandhostedthe CasablancaConference in1943,inwhichChurchilland Roosevelt discussedtheprogressofthewar.
Morocco
Morocco,officiallythe KingdomofMorocco, isacountryinthe Maghreb regionof NorthAfrica.Itisoneofonlythreenations(alongwith Spainand France)tohavebothAtlanticandMediterraneancoastlines.Geographically,Moroccoischaracterizedbyaruggedmountainousinteriorandlargeportionsofdesert.
Vichyregime(维基政权)
VickyFrance,ortheVichyregime(orFrenchStates)wastheFrenchgovernmentof1940—1944duringtheNaziGermanyoccupationofWorldWarⅡ.InitiallyitruledanunoccupiedzoneinSouthernFranceandsomeFrenchcolonies,butNaziGermanyinvadedthezoneunderitscontrolonNovember11,1942,inoperation.TheVichyFranceregimewasofficiallyneutralinthewar,butwasessentiallyaNazipuppetstate.
•Thenovelonwhichthemovieisbased
Thefilmwasbasedon MurrayBurnettand JoanAlison'sthen-unproducedplay EverybodyComestoRick's.Writtenin1940,priortotheUnitedStates'entryintoWorldWarII,theplaywasanti-Nazi andpro-FrenchResistance.ItwasadaptedforthemovieCasablanca (1942),whichbecameanAmericanclassic,highlysuccessfuland rankedbymanyasthegreatestfilmevermade.
•Theauthorofthenovel
•MurrayBurnettwasbornin NewYorkCity in1911.Hewasahighschoolteacherbeforebecomingaplaywright.
•AfteratriptoEuropein1938tohelptheirJewishrelativessmugglemoneyoutofNazi-occupiedAustria,theBurnettswenttotheMediterranean.Theysawmanyexilesandrefugeesthere.Burnettwasinspiredbyeventstomakenotesforaplay.
•Hecompletedtheplayabout"Rick's"duringthesummerof1940,withcollaborationbyhisthenwifeJoanAlison.
•Productionofthemovie
Theentirepicturewasshotinthestudio,exceptforthesequenceshowingMajorStrasser'sarrival,whichwasfilmedat VanNuysAirport,andafewshortclipsofstockfootageviewsofParis..ThesetforRick'swasbuiltinthreeunconnectedparts,sotheinternallayoutofthebuildingisindeterminate.Inanumberofscenes,thecameralooksthroughawallfromthecafeareaintoRick'soffice.Thebackgroundofthefinalscene,whichshowsa LockheedModel12ElectraJunior airplanewithpersonnelwalkingaroundit,wasstagedusinglittlepersonextras andaproportionatecardboardplane.
Theme
•Love&War
·LoveandwaristheeverlastingthemeinCasablanca.
·Inthefilm,Rickandllsa'sloveisdoomedtobeatragedybecauseoftheSecondWorldWar.Theymet,knew,andlovedeachotherthankstothewarwhiletheyseparatedstillduetoit.Theirloveissoinopportune,andjustasIlsasaysinthefilm,"Withthewholeworldcrumbling,wepickthistimetofallinlove."
·ForRick,hehaseverownedlovebutalsolosesit.HeisdeeplyhurtbyllsabutstilladherestowaitingforhisloverinCasablanca("I'mlookingforwater").Whenhemeetsllsaagain,heeventuallygivesupherandsendsherandLaszlo,hisrivalinlove,awaysafelyattheriskofhislife.Ashemetionsinthefilm,"We'llalwayshaveParis."Hisloveexitsinhisheartforever.
·Casablancaisreallyworthseeingandenjoyingbecauseitcantelluswhatistrueloveandwhatisfightforlove.
•Responsibility&Sacrifice
·Responsibilityandsacrificeisanotherimportantthemethroughoutthefilm.
·Inthefilm,Rickfinallychoosestobeapatriotwhilesacrificeinghislove.Whathedoesistotakeontheresponsibilityandjustinternalizehisfeelingsforllsa.Meanwhile,llsaalsogivesupherloverRickandundertakestheresponsibilityasaqualitifiedwifetosupportLaszlo'scareer.
·Asllsa'shusband,Laszloregardshiscause,fightingforjusticeandagainstNazi,asimportantasllsa.What'smore,heleadsmanyanti-Naziactivitiesattheexpenseofallhistimeandenergy.Hestillsacrificesalottofulfillhisdutyandresponsibility.
·Lifeisnotalwayssuccessfulandweneedtolearnwhattochooseandabandon.Weshouldlearntorealizeandperformourdutiesandcompletelyfulfillourselves.
Conflicts
•SocialConflicts
•Theinnerconflictswithoneself
•Conflictsamongpeople
Frenchvs.German(Fascismvs.Anti-Fascism)
DuringtheWorldWarⅡ,theVichy(thegovernmentofFrance)wasunderthecontrolofGermany.AllpeopleinCasablancahaveahorrorofGerman,butthegovernmenthooksonGermany.
Hopevs.Despair
WhenitcomestoWorldWarⅡ,manypeoplewhoweretrappedinEuropewantedtogotoAmericaforfreedom.TheyshouldarriveinCasablancatogettheexitpermit.So,Casablancaisacityofhopeandfreedom.However,therewerejustafewofPeoplecouldgetthelicencethroughtheirmoney,right,Influenceorfortune.MostofthemcouldJustwait,waitandwaitthere.Casablancaisalsoofdespair.
Lovevs.War
ToVictor,helovedllsaverymuch.HewasafighteragainstFascismandanescapedprisonerfromtheNazi-eraconcentrationcamp.However,inordertotakecareofllsawhogotaseriousdisease,hemadehimselfinperil.Intheotherside,VictorisaRevolutionist,it
isImpossibleforhimtogiveuphiscauseforllsawhowantedtohave
peacefullife,althoughhetreatedllsaashisjewelry.Tollsa,whenshedeemedthatVictorywhoisherhusbandandfirstlovehasdied,shecameacrossRick.ShefellinlovewithRick,andtheyhadahappyandromanticperiodbeforellsaknewVictorywasstillalive.Atthattime,RickwasonthenamelistofGestapo.llsasuggestedthatshewouldgowithRicktoleavePairs,butshedidn’tgo.
TheinnerconflictsofcaptainRenault
Inoneside,RenaultwasthechiefontheCasablanca’spoliceappointedbyVichyFrance.ButtheVichyFrancewascontrolledbyGermany,RenaulthadtoobeytheGermancaptain’sorders.Intheotherside,inRenault’sheart,hethoughthewasaFrench,heshouldfightwiththeGermanaggressortomakethemoutofFrance.
Lovevs.Admiration
llsalovesbothVictorandRick,butthey’redifferentkindoflove.Whenshewasyoung,shehadknownVictor’snameandstories.SheadoredVictorverymuchandregardedhimasahero.So,whenshemetVictor,shethoughtthattheadmirationwasloveandmarriedVictor.
WhenllsadeemedthatVictorhasdied,shecameacrossRick.ShefellinlovewithRickandtheyhadaromanticandhappyperiodinpairs.
llsalovedRick,butshehadmarriedwithVictorandVictortookgoodcareofher.Shecouldn’tputRickdown,andshealsocouldnotbetrayVictor.
Rickvs.Renault
Theywereobviouslyalltakeadvantageofeachother.Theynevergetcloseandalwayskeepasuspiciouseyeoneachother.RenaultwasthechiefofthelocalpoliceappointedbyVichyFrance,andRickwasthebossofthefamouscoffeebarinCasablanca.RickneededRenaulttoensurehiscoffeebarrunninginlocal.AndRenaultmadeRickashiseyestoguardthepeoplethere.
Performance
Director:
MichaelCurtiz
HedirectedmorethanfiftyfilmsinEuropeandmorethanonehundredintheUnitedStates.Hehadmanyfamousworks,includingAngelswithDirtyFaces(一世之雄),YankeeDoodleDandy(胜利之歌),MildredPierce(欲海情魔).
Playwright:
CaseyRobinson
Hisotherfilms:
TheEgyptianAllThis,andHeavenToo
ThePrideoftheYankeesIt'sLoveI'mAfter
Cast:
HumphreyBogartasRickBlaine
IngridBergmanasIlsaLund
PaulHenreidasVictorLaszlo
ClaudeRainsasCaptainLouisRenault
ConradVeidtasMajorHeinrichStrasser
SydneyGreenstreetasSignorFerrari
PeterLorreasSignorUgarte
HumphreyBogart
Bogartgainedhisfirstrealromanticleadin1942’sCasablanca.In1999,theAmericanFilmInstituterankedBogartasthegreatestmalestarinthehistoryofAmericancinema.HisfirstgreatsuccesswasasDukeManteeinThePetrifiedForest.He'sbreakthroughasaleadingmancamein1941,withHighSierraandTheMalteseFalcon.Thenextyear,hisperformanceinCasablancaraisedhimtothepeakofhisprofession.HewonAcademyAwardforBestActor(1951)forTheAfricanQueen,GoldenAppleAwardforLeastCooperativeActor(1949).Othersuccessesfollowed,includingToHaveandHaveNot;TheBigSleep;DarkPassage.
IngridBergman
ShewasaSwedishactresswhostarredinavarietyofEuropeanandAmericanfilms.ShewonAcademyAwardsforBestActressinfilmGaslightandAnastasia,AcademyAwardsforBestSupportingActressinfilmMurderontheOrientExpress.SheisrankedasthefourthgreatestfemalestarofAmericancinemaofalltimebytheAmericanFilmInstitute.Sheisbestrememberedforher
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