Klinger, Barbara (2015). "Pre-cult: Casablanca, radio adaptation, and transmedia in the 1940s". New Review of Film and Television Studies. 13: 45–62. doi: 10.1080/17400309.2014.982900. S2CID 191655019. Josie's various difficulties are also well-written. The constant fear of the Gestapo, the hope they have of leaving Africa and moving to America, and her friendships will strike a chord.

Grief is a powerful thread running through the book. Did the characters’ responses to grief seem authentic? Which characters experienced growth and change, and which did not? The trade paper Variety commended the film's "combination of fine performances, engrossing story and neat direction" and the "variety of moods, action, suspense, comedy and drama that makes Casablanca an A-1 entry at the b.o." [93] The review observed that the "[f]ilm is splendid anti-Axis propaganda, particularly inasmuch as the propaganda is strictly a by-product of the principal action and contributes to it instead of getting in the way". [93] Variety also applauded the performances of Bergman and Henreid and noted, "Bogart, as might be expected, is more at ease as the bitter and cynical operator of a joint than as a lover, but handles both assignments with superb finesse." [93] Hi, I am an avid reader and have been all my life. I put it down to being an only child and having a teacher for a mum. The idea of this blog is to share my passion for reading and review new and upcoming books as well as those that may have been out for several years. Zoe is in Casa through husband Tom’s job relocation and trying to find her way through the expat life. She’s just passing through. And for Josie and her family, fleeing from occupied France and the Nazi persecution of the Jews, they are refugees in Casa which is a temporary stopover on their way to America. Zoe and her husband move to Casablanca to have a fresh start to work on repairing their marriage. Zoe finds it hard to fit in as an ex-pat in a foreign country it is all so different. Then she finds the diary of a young Jewish girl from 1941 under a floorboard. It is the story of Jose, her parents, her sister Annette and her friends Nina and Felix. Written in a diary by a 12 year old it is the story of their flight from Paris and their time in Casablanca while waiting to immigrate to America.

As Time Goes By" enjoyed a resurgence after the release of Casablanca, spending 21 weeks on the hit parade. Gabbard, Krin; Gabbard, Glen O. (1990). "Play It Again, Sigmund: Psychoanalysis and the Classical Hollywood Text". Journal of Popular Film and Television. 18 (1): 6–17. doi: 10.1080/01956051.1990.9943650.

Van Gelder, Lawrence (September 12, 1998). "Leonid Kinskey, 95, Bartender in 'Casablanca' ". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Fiona now lives in Scotland, and has begun working on new projects in that setting, but she still enjoys regular visits to France in search of the sun. Chandler, Charlotte (2007). Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, A Personal Biography. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 19, 21, 294. ISBN 978-0-7432-9421-8. Seventy years later, another new arrival in the intoxicating port city, Zoe, is struggling―with her marriage, her baby daughter and her new life as an expat in an unfamiliar place. But when she discovers a small wooden box and a diary from the 1940s beneath the floorboards of her daughter’s bedroom, Zoe enters the inner world of young Josie, who once looked out on the same view of the Atlantic Ocean, but who knew a very different Casablanca.This was an interesting and heartbreaking story. I liked learning about Casablanca. I feel like I've read a lot of war stories but never one that's taken place here. I liked the dual timelines - the diary entry posts from Josie from the past and the POV of Zoe in the present. Thy two POV were well balance as Josie's voice was younger and Zoe is an adult and can read more into the interactions and situations that Josie. I found the twists (and there are a few!) interesting and gut-wrenching. Even if I knew 1 or 2, I definitely didn't realize the big twist because it was so well hidden and welldone. The story slows just a bit in the middle as it lays the groundwork for both stories but I appreciated the details. Dirda, Michael (January 7, 2007). "For the first time in English, the Argentine labyrinths of Edgar Brau". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. In this evocative tale from the bestselling author of The Dressmaker’s Gift, a strange new city offers a young girl hope. Can it also offer a lost soul a second chance? Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo. Henreid, an Austrian actor who had emigrated in 1935, was reluctant to take the role (it "set [him] as a stiff forever", according to Pauline Kael [17]), until he was promised top billing along with Bogart and Bergman. Henreid did not get on well with his fellow actors; he considered Bogart "a mediocre actor"; Bergman called Henreid a "prima donna". [18]

Braund, Simon; etal. "Empire's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time". Empire . Retrieved November 16, 2013. It’s a large book called a thesaurus and it is full of interesting suggestions for alternative, different, unconventional, unorthodox, out of the ordinary, substitute vocabulary. As” Seventy years later, another new arriva The film critic Roger Ebert called Wallis the "key creative force" for his attention to the details of production (down to insisting on a real parrot in the Blue Parrot bar). [15]

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A truly immersive and enjoyable split pov historical fiction. Having never seen Casablanca and not having much Historical knowledge on Morocco, I found this fascinating. As usual with a split pov I enjoyed the historical timeline much more than the present day - Zoe was very hard to warm to for the majority of the book, however I did enjoy her volunteering toward the end and the quilting progress. Strauss, Bob (April 10, 1992). "Still the best: Casablanca loses no luster over time". Los Angeles Times.