Casablanca

CasablancaI.BackgroundInformationi.AbouttheMovie(1942)1.LeadingStarsIngridBergmanwasborninStockholm,SwedenonAugust29,1915.AnastasiawonIngridtheNewYorkFilmCriticsAwardandhersecondOscar(herfirstwasforGaslightin1944).Thusbegananew,successfulphaseinhercareer.OthernotablefilmsofBergmanincludeCasablanca(1942)withHumphreyBogart,ForWhomtheBellTolls(1943)withGaryCooper,andHitchcock’sSpellbound(1945)withGregoryPeck.IngridBergmanI.BackgroundInformation1.LeadingStarsThequintessentialtoughguy,HumphreyBogart(1899-1957)remainsoneofHollywood’smostenduringlegendsandoneofthemostbelovedstarsofalltime.HumphreyBogartHisinimitableonscreenpersona(角色)–hard-bitten,cynical,andenigmatic(高深莫测的)–continuestocastamonumentalshadowoverthemotionpicturelandscape.Sensitiveyetmasculine,cavalier(漫不经心的)yetheroic,hisambiguitiesandcontradictionscombinedtocreatealarger-than-life(传奇色彩的)imagewhichremainsthearchetypeofthecontemporaryantihero(反传统的主角).I.BackgroundInformation2.AccoladesfortheMovie16thAcademyAwards(1944)OutstandingMotionPicture(won)BestDirector(won)BestWriting,Screenplay(won)BestActor(nominated)BestSupportingActor(nominated)BestCinematography(nominated)BestFilmEditing(nominated)BestMusic(nominated)MichaelCurtizYearCategoryRank1998AFI's100Years...100Movies22001AFI's100Years...100Thrills372002AFI's100Years...100Passions12003AFI's100Years...100Heroes&Villains42004AFI's100Years...100Songs22005AFI's100Years...100MovieQuotes5,20,28,32,43,672006AFI's100Years...100MovieCheers322007AFI's100Years...100Movie(updated)3I.BackgroundInformationCombinationoffineperformances,engrossingstoryandneatdirection.MovieQuotesHere'slookingatyou,kid.”–5thLouis,Ithinkthisisthebeginningofabeautifulfriendship–20thPlayit,Sam.Play'AsTimeGoesBy'–28thRounduptheusualsuspects–32ndWe'llalwayshaveParis–43rdOfalltheginjointsinallthetownsinalltheworld,shewalksintomine–67thI.BackgroundInformationii.HistoricalBackground1.ColonizationofAfricaWiththeriseofcolonialisminthelaterhalfofthe19thcentury,AfricabecameameltingpotofEuropeancolonies.MostoftheEuropeanpowersbegantocolonizeAfrica.InnorthernAfrica,Moroccoisstrategicallyimportant.ItfacestheAtlanticOceaninthewestandisneartoMediterraneaninthenorth.InAfrica,MoroccoisthenearestcitytoEuropeanContinent.Justbecauseofthespeciallocation,in1912,MoroccobecameaprotectorateofFrance.I.BackgroundInformationii.HistoricalBackground2.CasablancainWWIIWiththecomingoftheSecondWorldWar,manyeyesin_________Europeturnedhopefully,or_________towardthefreedomoftheAmericas.Lisbonbecamethegreatembarkation(乘飞机)point.ButnoteverybodycouldgettoLisbondirectly.Andsoa_______,roundaboutrefugeetrail_______.ParistoMarseillesacrosstheMediterraneantoOran.Thenbytrain,or____orfootacrosstherimofAfricatoCasablancainFrenchMorocco.Here,the______ones,throughmoneyor_______orluckmightobtain____visasand_____toLisbon.AndfromLisbontothe________,whiletheotherswaitedinCasablanca.imprisoneddesperatelytorturoussprangupautofortunateinfluenceexitscurrynewworldII.Narrationi.SettingThestoryissetinearlyDecember1941inacity(andcafé),inadangerous,far-offlocale(地点)thatisamicrocosm(缩影)ofthewartimeworld—thecrowded,stucco-walledcoastalcityofCasablanca,technicallyruledbyneutralunoccupiedFrancelocatedoutofwar-tornEurope.ii.CharactersRickBlaine:AnexiledAmericanlivinginCasablancaandownsthemostpopularbarintownknownasRick’sCaféAmericain.Heiscynical,butwhenhisownhappinessandthecountlessliveshanginthebalance,hechoosesthelatter.II.NarrationElsaLund:Theex-loverofRickwhobrokehisheart.LouisRenault:TheNazicaptain(policeprefect)inCasablanca.ButheandRickbecamegoodfriendsatlast.VictorLaszlo:Elsa’shusband,amajorleaderintheResistanceMovementagainsttheNazis.Ugarte:Themanwhosellsthetransitletters,hopingtoearnalotofmoneyfromit.ButheisarrestedbyNaziandkilled.II.Narrationiii.SynopsisUgarteappearswithtwoveryspecialLettersofTransit,whichgivethebearerstheabilitytoleaveCasablancawithnoquestionsasked.Rickdidn’tthinktoomuchofUgarteuntilhefindsoutthosetwoGermancourierswerekilledfortheletters.UgarteasksRicktoholdthelettersforhimuntilhisclientshowsuptobuythem,whichRickdoes.Meanwhile,Ugarteisarrestedandkilled.Scene1II.NarrationElsawalksinwithherhusbandVictorLaszlo.RickandElsameetagain.FlashbacksrevealthatthetwohadatorridloveaffairinParisjustastheGermanswereinvading.TheyweresupposedtoleaveParistogetherbutElsastoodRickupatthetrainstation.ThisleftRickfeelingverybittertowardElsa.Scene2II.NarrationVictorisamajorleaderintheResistanceMovementagainsttheNazisandmustleaveCasablancabeforehemysteriouslydisappears.SoElsacomestoRickandthreatenshimwithagunfortheletters.Whenthisdoesn’twork,shepledgesherundyingloveandsaysshewillstaybehindwithhimifonlyhewillgiveVictorthepaperstoleavethecountry.Scene3II.NarrationScene4:Rickgivestheletterstothecouple.ElsaandVictorboardtheplanetoLisbon.RickandLouisleaveCasablancatogether.III.LinesandLyricsIhopeyou’remoreimpressedwithmenow.I’llsharemygoodluckwithyourroulettewheel.Ifyou’rethinkingofwarninghim,don’tputyourselfout.Istickmyneckoutfornobody.Awiseforeignpolicy.Louis,yougotsomethingonyo