Casablanca (film)

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/casablanca-film

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the studio production?Warner Bros
2. What is the key musical piece?'As Time Goes By' by Herman Hupfeld
3. What is the movie Casablanca about?Casablanca is a 1942 film set in Morocco during World War II. It follows a café owner named Rick Blaine as he deals with love, danger, and refugees trying to escape the Nazis.
4. Who are the main characters in Casablanca?The main characters are Rick Blaine, the café owner; Ilsa Lund, a woman with a mysterious past; and Victor Laszlo, a Czech resistance leader.

Vichy-controlled: Governed by the French State established in 1940 during German occupation.
Chiaroscuro: The use of strong contrasts between light and dark in visual art.
Leitmotif: A recurring musical theme associated with a particular person, place, or idea.