Sunday 20 May 2018

Some of Casablanca

We had been gardening, barbecuing in the sun, drinking and writing, and eventually later I managed to get this on as an exemplary study in screenwriting. Well it is of course magnificent, but I have to admit some of it does sound a bit corny.

Though not S.Z. Sakall -
'I have already given him the best table, knowing he is German and would take it anyway.'

Or Greenstreet -
'As the leader of all illegal activities in Casablanca, I am an influential and respected man.'

Though ultimately, you just can't help but get lost in Bergman's beauty and brilliance. She was Oscar nominated that year, but for For Whom the Bells Toll.

Steiner gets his own credit - not often that happens.

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