Posts tagged ‘Michael Curtiz’
May 18, 2012
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Behind the Scenes,
Film
Casablanca: A Case Study in the Best Surviving Original Film Material
There is no more beloved American film than Casablanca (1943). In 1989 Casablanca was selected for inclusion on the National Film Registry, a designation reserved for films considered to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
May 31, 2011
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An Auteurist History of Film
Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca
These notes accompany the screenings of Michael Curtiz’s </i>Casablanca</a> on June 1, 2, and 3 in Theater 1.</p>
In a recent Internet posting, the Writers Guild of America chose Casablanca as the greatest screenplay of all time. The list of 101 titles included only two foreign films—Renoir’s Grand Illusion and Fellini’s 8 1/2—worth including. I don’t know how people find time for such insipid silliness, but they do.
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