Play it again Sam!

"Casablanca" is completely deserved, it is on the list of the best films. With the script officially declared the best written script ever, with the quality that does not decline, the audience that returns to it and the legendary scenes and dialogues, "Casablanca" is a material that should be video reading and should definitely be watched by people who they are not fans of the film.The store was located during the Second World War in the city of Casablanca, which is located in the northwestern part of the African continent.

The main protagonist is the lonely Rick Blaine, a former American fighter and owner of the most popular nightclub in the city, who, due to circumstances, comes into possession of two valuable letters that enable him to go to the United States. Then the Nazi major Strasser came to the city, who, with the help of the local captain Reno, brought order and arrested the Czechoslovak fighter Viktor Laszlo, who came to the city with his wife Isla. Rick's old love that ran away from him in Paris is gone, but after resolving the old tangles, they fall in love with each other again and decide to run away from the country together.

Although at first glance it seems like a classic love story full of intrigue, this film is impossible to characterize with just one genre. The war environment, tense scenes and murders combined with romance and comic situations form one perfect whole that holds attention. The film abounds with unforgettable scenes that are studied at film institutes, among which I would single out the scene with the intonation of Marseilles. The dialogues are meaningful and of good quality, with sentences that are still quoted today. The characterization of the characters was done as well as possible.

As for the technical side, the film is done so well that it is impossible to find flaws and objections, and it is really ahead of its time. The direction is masterful, the photography is of high quality and the whole project has an excellent soundtrack.

The cast consists of the cream of world cinema at the time. The main role was played by Humphrey Bogart, who cemented his place among the best actors ever with this role. Great support is provided by Ingrid Bergman in the role of Ilse Lund. Such chemistry has been created between them that one gets the impression that they are a loving couple in real life as well. From the rest of the top team, I single out the legendary Peter Lorre, as well as Claude Rains, who excelled in the role of captain Reno.

The quality of the film is confirmed by 8 Oscar nominations, and he took the golden statue in the categories for best director (Michael Curtiz), best screenplay and best photography.

In order to fully understand this masterpiece, it takes at least a dozen views. In each new look, you notice reactions, details and nuances that were missed earlier. On one forum, I read a proposal to watch a contemporary Hollywood spectacle full of special effects and immediately after this project from the golden age of Hollywood to see the essential differences that separate a film for entertainment from a film that has true value and quality.

In my opinion, this is definitely one of the best movies ever made and I recommend it to everyone to watch.

Dark secrets from the shooting of the movie Casablanca

Humphrey Bogart dominated the set of every film he starred in. Casablanca was no exception, but everything was even more pronounced due to the actor's extreme intolerance towards his partner in the film, Ingrid Bergman.

Bogart is constantly trying to put Ingrid in the background and suppress her appearance, and thus her sexuality. He often ignored the beautiful Ingrid until the very moment of filming, which bothered her a lot.

Broken, Ingrid accepted the game and thus unknowingly gave birth to one of the best female roles of all time. In the end, it was her teary eyes that became the trademark of the film.

Memories of unpleasant scenes and the painful atmosphere from the shooting of what became one of the most cult films in the history of all cinematography were revealed by film historian Noah Isenberg in his book "We will always have Casablanca", which he published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the 1942 premiere.

At that time, Bogart was already world-famous for his characters as gangsters and private detectives, while Ingrid Bergman had just come from Sweden with the desire to conquer Hollywood.Casablanca gave her a chance to fully show her European sophisticated eroticism, which was characterized by restraint, shyness and restraint - writes Noah Isenberg.

The film is full of cult lines such as "We'll meet when we are little", "We will always have Paris" and "Play it, Sam", but despite the magic on the screen, the film was a nightmare on the set due to Bogart's arrogant behavior.

When the cameras went off, Bergman tried to make any contact with Bogart. Numerous invitations to dinner or informal socializing of the young Swedish actress were cold-bloodedly rejected.

- Bogart would lock himself in his trailer, get drunk to the point of unconsciousness and play chess with himself - Isenberg testified.

Ironically, Bogart later admitted that it was Casablanca who "catapulted them into Hollywood stars".

- On one occasion, Bogart said that the moment Ingrid kissed him for the first time, magic happened. It was that "fairy dust" that turned him into a romantic seducer - the historian points out.