Taking A Look At The Movie "Casablanca"

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With the vast number of choices out there for movies to watch, it can sometimes be difficult to figure out what you and your spouse should watch on your next movie night; when this becomes a difficult choice to make, the best approach is often to fall back on a classic. And when it comes to classic American movies, there are few that can come close to the esteem in which the film Casablanca is held; the movie was released in 1942, sixty-nine years ago, and it is still a wonderful movie to sit down with!

Casablanca - which is considered by many to be the finest screenplay ever written - was not expected to meet the success it did while in production; the film was written by the Epstein twins (Julius and Philip), and it starred Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman (each of whom were huge Hollywood stars at the time), but the studio nevertheless imagined the movie would simply be a nice addition to their lineup from the year. As it turned out, however, Casablanca became an immediate success, winning three Academy Awards (including Best Picture!) and drawing much larger audiences than were expected.

The focus of the movie is an American expatriate played by Bogart, who is living in (and running a saloon in) the French-controlled, African city of Casablanca - a city that was teeming with Europeans at the time who were fleeing the devastation of World War II in Europe, trying to leave from Casablanca for the safety of America. What starts out as a simple premise quickly becomes a thick, finely-designed love story of the highest order - a love story that contains all the tragedy of war, all the agony of betrayal, and all the mystery of unrevealed secrets - which leaves the viewer feeling satisfied in a way few movies can achieve!

Casablanca is a reminder of what movies can be, and even after all these years, it is a great movie to sit down with on a weekend night, sharing it with someone you love!