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The Scene-by-Scene Casablanca Film Guidebook:
A Detailed Look at the
Hollywood Film Classic
By Michael Willian.
Published by Kerpluggo
Books.
Published 2020.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0976242915
ISBN-13: 978-0976242918
Description:
It’s the ideal way to
enjoy this American film classic – a comprehensive guidebook that walks you
through Casablanca scene by scene. Breathing new life into the film, the
guidebook is packed with intriguing insights, cool cast and film anecdotes, and
countless closer looks at scene details, curiosities, historical tie-ins,
gaffes and more. And it’s all presented in a smart, page turning format.
Casablanca fans will be thrilled to have this humorous and insightful companion
guiding them through this cinematic gem with fresh eyes.
Inside
the guidebook you'll find: first-of-their kind illustrations showing the
layouts of Rick's Cafe, the Casablanca Airport and the Paris street and bistro
Rick and Ilsa visit, and where your favorite scenes take place in relation to
one another; a complete chronology of key film scenes; a handy summary of World
War II events leading up to the film's setting; the stories behind the
countless World War II-era references that have lost their context over time; translations
for the film's foreign language references, and the fascinating insights they
unlock; a breakdown of songs in the film; film bookmarks for easy access to key
details; And here is just a sampling of the things you'll discover: what
popular chess strategy Rick invokes while playing both sides of the table, and
the host of curiosities and gaffes involving the match; where Ilsa gets the gun
she pulls on Rick; the incredible real-life story of how two Casablanca actors,
then married, made their own World War II escape from France to America; Carl's
profession before he waited tables at Rick's; the good luck symbol Ferrari
displays outside the Blue Parrot; how to recreate Rick and Ilsa's Paris boat
ride scene; what real-life plane was used for Strasser's arrival, and what
became of it; whether Captain Renault's champagne recommendation to Strasser
really was a good one.
