Insights into the Cultural Context of Casablanca Through Money, Gambling, and Key Moments
Casablanca
Cultural Context
Money in Casablanca
•
Money is central to Casablanca
•
Money = Visa = Freedom
•
People can be bought and sold
Opening Scenes
•
Opening narration – ‘
Here the
fortunate ones through money or
influence or luck might obtain exit
visas and scurry to Lisbon, and from
Lisbon to the New World. But the
others wait in Casablanca, and
wait...and wait...and wait.’
•
In the opening scene the English
couple are robbed in front of our
eyes
•
They represent all the refugees in
Casablanca who are robbed of their
possessions to purchase an exit visa
•
Two German couriers lose their lives
for the priceless exit visas
Money will save your life
•
Reanult and Ugarte sell exit
visas at ‘cut-rate’ prices
•
Ugarte intends selling the
letters of transit for ‘more
money than even I have ever
dreamed of’,
•
He ends up paying for them
with his life
People can be bought and
sold
•
Rick refuses to
‘sell’ Sam
•
‘I don’t buy or
sell human
beings’
•
‘That’s
Casablanca’s
leading
commodity’
•
‘As you can see,
in Casablanca
life is cheap’
Gambling
•
The setting of most of the action in
a casino indicates the desperation
the refugees feel
•
They constantly try to win at tables
which are obviously rigged
•
When a customer wins 20,000 francs
it is a ‘mistake’
•
Captain Renault is ‘allowed to win’
at roulette
•
Rick bets Renault the same amount
that Lazlo will escape
Key Moment
•
Young Bulgarian
couple win at
roulette
•
Money has saved
their lives,
their marriage
and Rick’s soul
•
Young Bulgarian
Woman
Rick can’t be bought
•
‘
You can name any
price you want,
but you must give
me those letters’
•
‘You can say a
million or three,
the answer is
still the same’
•
Rick eventually
gives away the
visas for free
Money = Visa = Freedom
Explore the intricate themes of money, gambling, and key moments in the classic film Casablanca. Delve into the portrayal of how money influences decisions, the desperation reflected in gambling scenes, and pivotal moments where values surpass material gain.
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Casablanca Cultural Context
Money in Casablanca Money is central to Casablanca Money = Visa = Freedom People can be bought and sold
Opening Scenes Opening narration Here the fortunate ones through money or influence or luck might obtain exit visas and scurry to Lisbon, and from Lisbon to the New World. But the others wait in Casablanca, and wait...and wait...and wait. In the opening scene the English couple are robbed in front of our eyes They represent all the refugees in Casablanca who are robbed of their possessions to purchase an exit visa Two German couriers lose their lives for the priceless exit visas
Money will save your life Reanult and Ugarte sell exit visas at cut-rate prices Ugarte intends selling the letters of transit for more money than even I have ever dreamed of , He ends up paying for them with his life
People can be bought and sold Rick refuses to sell Sam I don t buy or sell human beings That s Casablanca s leading commodity As you can see, in Casablanca life is cheap
Gambling The setting of most of the action in a casino indicates the desperation the refugees feel They constantly try to win at tables which are obviously rigged When a customer wins 20,000 francs it is a mistake Captain Renault is allowed to win at roulette Rick bets Renault the same amount that Lazlo will escape
Key Moment Young Bulgarian couple win at roulette Money has saved their lives, their marriage and Rick s soul Young Bulgarian Woman
Rick cant be bought You can name any price you want, but you must give me those letters You can say a million or three, the answer is still the same Rick eventually gives away the visas for free Money = Visa = Freedom
