Watching Casablanca because it’s important to remember that the US and France are, fundamentally, always going to be friends.
But… and I’m not sure that IR theory in all of its glory really grapples with this… Britain and Australia are family. And family, in the end, comes before even the best and oldest of friends.
Rick from Casablanca becomes Frank from Key Largo.
Fascinating that Lorre mentions that the Letters of Transit are signed by General De Gaulle, who had literally no power in North Africa at the time. Interesting because the film mentions Petain several times.
Both Bogart and Lorre have a strong bowtie game @ar_diederich
“I like to think that you killed a man. It’s the romantic in me.”
Bogart is beautiful in a way that no other man has ever been beautiful.
How can anyone watch this and fail to conclude that double breasted suits are the way to go?
Sam’s suit… if it was in color it would make no sense… but in B&W it is glorious…
“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.” It’s a line that justifies the existence of all American cinema.
Rick Blaine is the original Han Solo.
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