The Storyteller of Casablanca

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Turner later reacted to criticism of the colorization, saying, "[ Casablanca] is one of a handful of films that really doesn't have to be colorized. Most of them -- gamblers and refugees, Nazis, resistance fighters, and plain old crooks -- find their way to Rick's Café Américain, a swank nightclub owned by American expatriate Rick Blaine ( Humphrey Bogart).

Renault, suggesting they join the Resistance, walks into the fog with Rick who says "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Zoe feels a connection with Josie that sees her visit some of the same places and find out about Casablanca in the war years. I imagined I was in a vast cathedral or mosque or synagogue and suddenly I saw that it didn’t matter which it was or which particular version of God you believed in because faith was something deeper and stronger, something like that music drawn from the rocks pulsing through my body, more powerful than any words written down by mankind.A Blu-ray release with new special features came out on December 2, 2008; it is also available on DVD. What matters is that he has decided to abandon his collaborationism and join Rick in the fight against the Nazis.

It is a sign that he is done being fed the lies of Vichy, that he no longer accepts being controlled by its regime. Its reputation has gradually grown, to the point that its lead characters, [9] memorable lines, [10] and pervasive theme song [11] have all become iconic, and it consistently ranks near the top of lists of the greatest films in history. Though ever-changing, her list of favorites includes Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Virgin Suicides, the original Star Warstrilogy, Doctor Who, and PEN15 . Now one of Rick's regulars, Ugarte entrusts to him some letters of transit, which he intends to sell but before he does he is arrested for killing the couriers.Other actresses considered for the role of Ilsa included Ann Sheridan, Hedy Lamarr, Luise Rainer, and Michèle Morgan. As they walk away into the fog, Rick says, "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. The Library of Congress deemed that the color change differed so much from the original film that it gave a new copyright to Turner Entertainment.