Casablanca



Class notes 3/28 (recorded by Carrie Toner):

-French national anthem scene -use of extras: good extras bad extras in scenes -entertaining (fist pump man) -bad (fake laughing man) -song itself: lyrics, idea of an anthem -Trivia: filmed during WWII still, so explains the fired-up people -actors feel the characters’ emotions -Ilsa doesn’t sing—what is she thinking about? -She is looking at something, sighs, then has teary eyes

- American stereotypes based on film

-Scene between Ilsa and Rick in his apartment -What does she truly mean? What is she pretending about?

-Discussed the effects of black and white film and how it can create coolly lit scenes

-Themes -Love is like a kit-kat bar -Love and sacrifices -Honesty, dishonesty

Class Notes 3/29 (recorded by Josh Swank):

§ The most honest character § The most dishonest character § Ilsa’s honesty/dishonesty toward Rick § “Problems of three little people don’t mean a hill of beans” in all reality they really do mean something § Did they make the right or wrong decision in leaving? § Wary of causes § Self sacrifice – when goes right its very noble, most of the time you don’t know though § Only show Rick and Ilsa Fall and love, not Victor and Ilsa