Casablanca is in my opinion one of the best movies of all time, bringing together excellent actors, creative artists and a perfect story.
             Since so many reviews and studies have been done on Casablanca it is hard to approach it with a genuine touch so in a way this is a study done with all those point of views used as a source and blended together.
             Casablanca was awarded three Academy awards in 1943 for Best Screenplay, Best Picture and Best Director thus recognizing the qualities that Casablanca possesses. The only regret about this film in regards to the awards and recognition it received is that almost no acknowledgement was made of Ingrid Bergman exquisite acting.
             The review of the professional critic I am including in this study is of Tim Dirks one of the most renown critics:
             "The classic and much-loved romantic melodrama Casablanca (1942), always found on top-ten lists of films, is a masterful tale of two men vying for the same woman's love in a love triangle. The story of political and romantic espionage is set against the backdrop of the conflict between democracy and totalitarianism. With rich and smoky atmosphere, anti-Nazi propaganda, Max Steiner's superb musical score, suspense, unforgettable characters and memorable lines of dialogue (e.g., "Here's lookin' at you, kid", and the inaccurately-quoted "Play it again, Sam"), it is one of the most popular, magical (and flawless) films of all time - focused on the themes of lost love, honor and duty, self-sacrifice and romance within a chaotic world. Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam (1972) paid reverential homage to the film, as have the lesser films Cabo Blanco (1981) and Barb Wire (1996), and the animated Bugs Bunny short Carrotblanca (1995). "
             Dirks, Tim "Casablanca (1942), A review by Tim Dirks".
             Michael Curtiz; of Hungarian origin and recent immigrant, was the Director and one of the member of the creative team responsible for the success of...