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Casablanca
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World War II, Morocco: a viper’s nest of corrupt police, spies, fleeing émigrés, gamblers and drinkers. It’s the perfect place for jaded American expatriate nightclub owner Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) to hide out. Rick’s Cafe is the gathering place for the good, the bad and the ugly, but he doesn’t care, as long as they spend their money.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Rick’s long-lost love, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) walks in with her resistance leader husband, Victor, and Rick is pulled into both a love triangle and a web of political intrigue.
For this special Philosophy & Film screening – presented by the International Society for Philosophy in Film – we'll be joined by Steven Brence, Senior Lecturer of Philosophy at the University of Oregon, for a post-film discussion.
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“The dialogue is hauntingly memorable and, in Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, it has one of the most magnetic screen pairings in history.”
Wendy Ide, The Times
“Seventy years on, this great romantic noir is still grippingly powerful.”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“As time goes by, the appeal of Casablanca shows no sign of diminishing.”
Tom Dawson, BBC
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