The Storyteller of Casablanca

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I particularly loved this dual timeline, which is a common thread with many of the historical novels I read. Some work better than others and I felt this one worked really well. Though I could see a reveal in Zoe's story coming from a mile away, I was intrigued to find out how she got there. Sadly, not all Josie’s experiences are joyful. Not all is at it seems on the surface. I was desperate to find out what happened to her. I loved everything about The Storyteller of Casablanca. The story drew me in right from the start and I learned a lot about the role Casablanca played during World War II especially for the escaping refugees trying to get to Britain or America. The ending was quite a surprise and not expected at all. I highly recommend this book. There are many different stories in the book, told in different ways. How important is it that cultures – or individuals – pass their stories on down the generations?

Schatz, Thomas (1999). Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s. University of California Press. p.218. ISBN 9780520221307. And then strange things begin to occur. Josie began to notice her papa going to many meetings and the stealthy slip of a brown envelope passed to the tutor they hired to maintain her schooling. A couple of family trips seemed a bit out of the ordinary - one to the mountains and the other along the Moroccan coast - whilst they happened across a nasty little man that made Josie especially feel uncomfortable. This was an interesting and heartbreaking story. I liked learning about Casablanca. I feel like I've read a lot of war stories but never one that's taken place here. I liked the dual timelines - the diary entry posts from Josie from the past and the POV of Zoe in the present. Thy two POV were well balance as Josie's voice was younger and Zoe is an adult and can read more into the interactions and situations that Josie. I found the twists (and there are a few!) interesting and gut-wrenching. Even if I knew 1 or 2, I definitely didn't realize the big twist because it was so well hidden and welldone. The story slows just a bit in the middle as it lays the groundwork for both stories but I appreciated the details. Takarazuka Revue Company. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009 . Retrieved October 3, 2009. The film has been selected by the American Film Institute for many of their lists of important American films:Morrow, Lance (December 27, 1982). "We'll Always Have Casablanca". Time. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Seventy years later, another new arrival in the intoxicating port city, Zoe, is struggling - with her marriage, her baby daughter and her new life as an expat in an unfamiliar place. But when she discovers a small wooden box and a diary from the 1940s beneath the floorboards of her daughter’s bedroom, Zoe enters the inner world of young Josie, who once looked out on the same view of the Atlantic Ocean, but who knew a very different Casablanca. Overall, the book was an interesting read. Josie’s maturity was a little hard to believe at times as my daughter is her age, and I think the story might have been more believable from her older sister’s perspective. I really struggled to connect to Zoe as a character. She fell somewhat flat for me. As with most books, the second half read significantly faster than the first. I did enjoy reading about WWII from the continent of Africa, which was a first for me. Grief is a powerful thread running through the book. Did the characters’ responses to grief seem authentic? Which characters experienced growth and change, and which did not? Robertson, James C. (1993). The Casablanca Man: The Cinema of Michael Curtiz London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-06804-5

Some things are impossible to move on from – instead, you have to find a way to live with them. The secret is to open your heart, even as it breaks. Because that’s when you discover that you have the capacity to contain it all – the pain and the love, the dark and the light. Just like the ocean. Finding the strength to do so can be quite a challenge, and it takes time. But,” As Time Goes By" enjoyed a resurgence after the release of Casablanca, spending 21 weeks on the hit parade. The Storyteller of Casablanca is a little different to anything I’ve read before. In my experience with two timelines, there’s a familial connection. The connection with these timelines is ethereal … Seventy years later, another new arriva Leonid Kinskey as Sascha, the Russian bartender infatuated with Yvonne. Kinskey told Aljean Harmetz, author of Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of Casablanca, that he was cast because he was Bogart's drinking buddy. He was not the first choice for the role; he replaced Leo Mostovoy, who was deemed not funny enough. [20]

Ebert, Roger (September 15, 1996). "Casablanca (1942)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010 . Retrieved March 18, 2010. The writing is very descriptive and it is clear the author has done extensive research into the history, and geography of Morocco in both the early 1940s and during modern times. I also feel she has a good grasp of the mental health issues that both Josie and Zoe are experiencing and how communities can help refugees who are suffering physically and mentally begin to recapture their true selves and try to move on to their new normal with strength and grace without forgetting their cultures. I think everyone can and should learn from other cultures as there are so many ways we are all the same and any differences can and should be experienced and celebrated. A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco. Eco also singled out sacrifice as a theme, "the myth of sacrifice runs through the whole film". [141] It was this theme that resonated with a wartime audience who were reassured by the idea that painful sacrifice and going off to war could be romantic gestures done for the greater good. [142] Casablanca – You Must Remember This... A Tribute to Casablanca (Blu-ray Disc). Warner Home Video. February 2, 2010. Event occurs at 4:36.

This is a moving saga of two women, separated by time, living their lives and trying to make the best of it. Do you have a new sense of perspective as a result of reading The Storyteller of Casablanca? What did you learn? But the war was getting closer to Casablanca and time was running out for the Duvals to escape to America before it was too late... Krauthammer, Charles (January 12, 1987). "Casablanca in Color?". Time. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007 . Retrieved August 6, 2007.

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I didn't really care much for Zoe. It's revealed pretty early that there is trouble in her marriage and her husband drinks a lot but I got a bit tired of the descriptions of her washing her hands and how much they hurt. There were hints that something bad happened but by the end of the story I really didn't care all that much. She is one of those characters that sees something and assumes the worst and when she confronts one of the parties involved refuses to listen to an explanation. François Truffaut refused an invitation to remake the film in 1974, citing its cult status among American students as his reason. [156] Attempts to recapture the magic of Casablanca in other settings, such as Caboblanco (1980), "a South American-set retooling of Casablanca", [157] and Havana (1990) [158] have been poorly received. Ebert, Roger (May 3, 1996). "Barb Wire". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015 . Retrieved February 9, 2011. Eco, Umberto. "Casablanca, or, The Clichés are Having a Ball". Archived from the original on March 8, 2009 . Retrieved May 20, 2009.

I have my own problems, that’s for sure, but that still shouldn’t stop me from trying to help those whose problems are even greater than mine.” TOPICS; WEATHER EYES; Play It Again". The New York Times. December 5, 1982. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved December 30, 2018. The Most Outrageous Experiment Ever Conducted in the Movie Industry. Do Those Working in the Movies Know the Difference Between John Ford and Henry Ford? Should They?". TVWeek. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015 . Retrieved December 30, 2018. This is my third and final book I wish to read from this author. The book is too emotional for me, as I previously had found another one of her books to be.Hunter, Stephen (December 14, 1990). "We'll always have 'Casablanca'– so why see 'Havana'?". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. a b c Warner Bros financial information in "The William Shaefer Ledger". See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television (1995) 15:sup 1, 1–31 p. 23 doi: 10.1080/01439689508604551