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Summary A Level Film Studies Casablanca Package- key scene analysis and context

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This document acts as a note form information bank for those studying Michael Curtiz’s ‘Casablanca’, as their Classical Hollywood film on the WJEC A level Film Studies Course. These notes include detailed key scene analysis divided into specific micro elements, to be used as successful evidence in exam essays. The document also caters to both Auteur and Context question options by including details on both.

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german questioning
① "Are my eyes really brown"


mise-en-scene: sound: a dialogue heavy classical Hollywood convention. * ambient
s ound background chatter



* Rick's white suit a stands out t his good trick lit
partly * Louis tells us that Rick is a "diplomatist" USA's
- isolationist
s tance in the war.


in shadow -> emphasises his mysterious demeanor
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cool.


* nonchalance: setting of Rick's for serious interaction - Rich's
sinematography/editing: a shot-reverse -
in
shot close-up, allows us to see Rick's expressions


is an escape from ww2.-* the relaxed setting juxtaposes the

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topic of conversation. Rick's suitus german uniforms. performance: Humphrey Bogart's bored, passive expression - presents Rick as neutral. "I stick my neck for...
out




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gin joints ↓"ofall the gin mine.
joints in all the towns in all the world and she walks into




mise-en-scene: sound: * Sam playing the piano - diegetic music emotional-plays As time goes by Rick's



* dark low key lighting snows a sad, depressed Rick t dicuogue establishes the importance of this sound motif.

* harsh expressionistic lighting Curtiz auteur style, Europe


* searchlightbeams outside, constantpresence of the war.
sinematography/editing: A shot-reverse-s not a Ilsa and kim, emphasises the lightand dark



* IIs a brightens the room when she arrives ethereal beauty. close ups draw
* attention to rick's sorrow and Ilsa's beauty.


* his white suitappears grey depressive mental state.




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We'll always have Paris
a "the problems of 3 little people don't
amount
to a hill ofbeans in this
crazy world.



mise-en-scene: sound: I slowed, emotional, as time goes by motif emotive, romantic, nostalgic hopeful

* high key lighting on romantic hazy for a manes it strings score - Rick as a hero.


seem as though Rick and Ilsa are the only ones in the world.



* Rich's costume - indicative the
of Bogartpersona bright
einematography/editing: A close both oft hem, Ilsa's
ups of teary eyes, and kick's gentle


lighting end, Rick and Louis walk into
at heavenly glow-implies yet stable expression

they've going to fighton the good side. performance:
In Rich's assertive tone i s fastp ace a no deliberation -
Rick's long speech strong hero



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intro to Rich's




mise-en-scene: sound: -> ambients ound --
chatter and background noise. A pockets of dialogue reveal the need



* Rick's sign in soft
glowing lights -> welcoming t for exitvisas.

feels nostalgic first time acress set links to the WWI


context Rick mirrors America's stance in the war.
Linematography/editing: a Curtis dolley t akes us through the
shot bar s pockets ofdialogue
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* establishing exterior wide shot
atstart Lis used in'Yannee poodle Dandy(1942)

performance:LI continuity editing, typical of
t he era.




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la marseillaise scene
o the battle of the National Anthems.




mise-en-scene: sound: a singing is extremely raw and emotional, desperation for peace a victor and the resistance


* Victor's White suit, makes him stand outin the dark- is the chance for peace.


-ness--pillar of hope a saviour/christline figure)

wide victor in the foreground a focus on him
sinematography/editing: a snotwith to lead the



narrative: the fact thatVictor ends up with IISa song - McU of Ilsa admiring him.


↳ amplifies his position as true hero.

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