The Storyteller of Casablanca

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Ingrid Bergman's portrayal of Ilsa Lund in Casablanca became one of her best-known roles. [102] In later years she said, "I feel about Casablanca that it has a life of its own. There is something mystical about it. It seems to have filled a need, a need that was there before the film, a need that the film filled." [103] Claire, Marie (March 31, 2008). "Madonna to create Casablanca remake?". Marie Claire . Retrieved April 15, 2020. All of these inspirations, along with a love for the place, the people and their history, have found their way into the books she’s written, which have been translated into French, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Italian, Czech, Turkish, Lithuanian and Slovenian.

Fiona is an acclaimed number 1 bestselling author, whose books have been translated into more than twenty different languages worldwide. Bogart's line "Here's looking at you, kid", said four times, was not in the draft screenplays, but has been attributed to a comment he made to Bergman as she played poker with her English coach and hairdresser between takes. [53] The music was written by Max Steiner, who wrote scores for King Kong and Gone with the Wind. The song "As Time Goes By" by Herman Hupfeld had been part of the story from the original play; Steiner wanted to write his own composition to replace it, but Bergman had already cut her hair short for her next role (María in For Whom the Bell Tolls) and could not reshoot the scenes that incorporated the song, [a] so Steiner based the entire score on it and "La Marseillaise", the French national anthem, transforming them as leitmotifs to reflect changing moods. [76] Even though Steiner disliked "As Time Goes By", he admitted in a 1943 interview that it "must have had something to attract so much attention". [77] Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was a drummer but not a pianist, so his piano playing was performed by Jean Plummer. [78]Although Casablanca was an A-list film with established stars and first-rate writers, no one involved with its production expected it to stand out among the many pictures produced by Hollywood yearly. [7] Casablanca was rushed into release to take advantage of the publicity from the Allied invasion of North Africa a few weeks earlier. [8] It had its world premiere on November 26, 1942, in New York City and was released nationally in the United States on January 23, 1943. The film was a solid if unspectacular success in its initial run. How Hollywood (Fictionally) Won World War Two". Empire. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013 . Retrieved December 1, 2012. Can we really imagine how it must feel to be so afraid of what lies behind you that you are prepared to throw yourself headlong into an unknown that is going to be filled with danger and loneliness? Leaving behind your family and your culture and seeking something better in a land where you are not welcome and you are not understood?” Ebert, Roger (December 23, 2009). "Movie Answer Man". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014 . Retrieved June 28, 2014. RogerEbert.com My last book review took me to the stunning location of Egypt, and here I am in another fabulous setting of Casablanca, but maybe not the Bogart and Bergman Casablanca. 1941, Josie and her family arrive in Casablanca after escaping the Nazi Occupied Paris, on their way to start a new life in America. 2010 sees Zoe, her baby daughter and husband Tom come to Casablanca with his job, but they are also looking for a new start. Both Josie and Zoe find themselves in a unfamiliar city, a place filled with extraordianry people, but whilst Josie adapts quite easily the same cannot be said for Zoe seventy years later, until she finds Josie’s journal and a box of her treasures under a floorboard in her daughter’s bedroom. As Zoe reads the journal she starts to see Casablanca in a different light, a place to explore, but can it also help heal her heart and marriage?

Fiona now lives in Scotland, and has begun working on new projects in that setting, but she still enjoys regular visits to France in search of the sun. Casablanca' to be shown on the big screen in Oklahoma City". NewsOK. March 9, 2012. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015 . Retrieved January 10, 2015. Katz, Josh (April 25, 2012). "Casablanca: 70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray (Updated)". blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012 . Retrieved April 25, 2012. In 1941, Josie and her family fled from Nazi occupied France to Casablanca. Josie was just twelve years old at the time. Her family’s goal was to escape to America. They had distant family that lived there. However, securing all the required documents was not easy. Their stay in Casablanca kept getting extended. Patience was needed but was not always easy to practice. During her time in Casablanca, Josie recorded many of her thoughts, feeling and things that happened in a journal her father had given to her. In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dre

Casablanca has been subjected to many readings; semioticians account for the film's popularity by claiming that its inclusion of stereotypes paradoxically strengthens the film. [136] [137] [138] [139] Umberto Eco wrote: a b Haver, Ronald. " Casablanca: The Unexpected Classic". The Criterion Collection Online Cinematheque. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009 . Retrieved January 8, 2010.

You know, I used to think of myself as a tiny drop in the ocean of life. But I’ve come to see that I am not a drop in the ocean: I’m an entire ocean in one tiny drop. There is no answer to your question, Zoe. 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, in the end, it’s facing up to the truth that will set you free.”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. From quintessential "good girl" to Hollywood heavyweight". The Family of Ingrid Bergman. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007 . Retrieved August 3, 2007. It’s not long before Zoe begins to see her adopted city through Josie’s eyes. But can a new perspective help her turn tragedy into hope, and find the comfort she needs to heal her broken heart? Eco, Umberto. "Casablanca, or, The Clichés are Having a Ball". Archived from the original on March 8, 2009 . Retrieved May 20, 2009. Top Grossers of the Season". Variety. January 5, 1944. p.54. Archived from the original on March 17, 2017.

Ross, Isabelle. "What's 'Casablanca' Without Nazis? After WWII, German Audiences Found Out". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. The characters are wonderful and both Zoe and Jose are brave and both are sensitive people who care much for those they love. I loved both of the stories and how they interacted with each other beyond the years. The Bar at Cinema Vox in Tangier – Casablanca Film". The bar at Cinema Vox in Tangier . Retrieved February 20, 2017. Isenberg, Noah (2017). We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-24312-3. 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.

These six lines are the most of any film ( Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz tied for second with three apiece). Also nominated for the list was, "Ilsa, I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world." [135] Kael, Pauline. "Casablanca". geocities.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2009 . Retrieved January 5, 2009. I don’t know if I would ever want to be married, unless the man was very kind like my papa or Felix. I think I’d probably rather have animals instead, like Josephine Baker.” This is a moving saga of two women, separated by time, living their lives and trying to make the best of it.