The Film Casablanca, Morocco

Additionally, Silkenat adds that many of the refugees themselves realized that they could not return to their homes until after the war had

In the book Round Trip to America: The Immigrants Return to Europe, 1880-1930 author, Mark Wyman analyzes some reasons why after the mass immigration to the United States, many of immigrants made trips back to their mother country. In Wyman’s analysis, he finds patterns tied with ethnic origin, work, assimilation and more. This essay will discuss the phenomena of ‘return immigration’ and the impact it had on America, specifically with the labor movement, politics of assimilation and the rise of nativist movements while bringing forward the stories of those immigrants who went through it. Coming to America In the beginning of Round Trip to America, Wyman talks about the incentives or reasons on Europeans immigrating to America along with

Historically, the war left many in difficult financial and geographical situations,

Casablanca is one of the most beloved films of all time, so much so that it returned to the big screen in spring of 2014 during the 20th anniversary of Turner Classic Movies. I personally remember watching Casablanca as a young girl and becoming immersed in the tale of love, survival and politics. Growing up in a household full of members of the armed forces, who were old enough to remember Casablanca, from their youth; I am all too familiar with the classic black and white movies. Many of the storylines were similar in their Hollywood style during the Golden Age of film – there was love, there was betrayal, possibly a love triangle and someone brave enough to make the sacrifice for all. Casablanca had the setting of its title, a city in unoccupied

Despite many alternatives of solutions, the British peoples’ lives still changed dramatically. Young children were forced to move to the countryside causing many families and friendship having to split up. This was a way of trying to keep the children safe. Evacuation had a big impact on people’s lives during the Blitz and several million people, mostly children, were evacuated. Host families had the choice of the evacuees they wanted, which resulted in a major number of children left without any host

Tossed to the Four Winds The Latvian people who had fled their country during WW II and had spend a long time in DP (Displaced Person’s) Camps in Germany while others had opted to go to Sweden were ready to move on as war came to an end. These were families, people young and old, and babies born at the camps who now had to decide which way they would go. Their choices included Australia, America, Canada, England, Sweden and even as far as South America.

The intriguing world of Casablanca, displays a wondrous mise-en-scene in fashion that accentuates emotions and feeling through aspects of cinematography. From the movement of the camera, to the intricacy of the shot distances chosen to be included within the frame, the film reveals important elements of the diegesis without uttering a sound. The cinematography of Casablanca gives the audience an insight into the intimacy of Rick and Ilsa's relationship, and seeks to situate the viewer’s attention to the space and time of the film. Throughout the film, Rick’s romantic relationship, or rather previous relationship, with Ilsa appears to be a focal point of the film.

After the war, Europe rebelled against pre-war traditions, ideals and values. Just as Europe rejects conformity, so does the

The film opens in September of 1939 in Krakow, Poland, with the Jewish community under increasing pressure from the Nazis. Into this tumult comes Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a Nazi businessman interested in

Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca (1942) is a film based in WWII around different nations involvement in the war. Casablanca is a stylistic piece of propaganda based in Casablanca, Morocco, a hotspot for Europeans escaping the war and Nazi government. Within the movie each character represents a nations stand in the war. Because of this each character is compromised in certain ways and has clear flaws. Ilsa Lund, the main female character in the film is renowned for being extremely manipulative and overly emotional because of the way women were seen in this era.

Life has changed drastically for everyone after War World I. The life style of German has now gone down into the dirt, except for a few very rich people. People are starting to get scared because the shortage of food. People want someone to blame for the the lifestyle change and for the shortage of food. Christopher Isherwood takes us through Berlin just as the Nazis are coming to power.

In 2012, at Casablanca, two cousins - Kenza and Doha - were more than best friends. Actually, they were like sisters because they would do everything together and tell each other everything. Such as: sleeping over at each other’s house almost every day, eating together, going out together, and even showering together. Kenza was older than Doha by 4 years, she was 24 years old. Doha is tall, brunette, and curvy; but, they always called her naive.

The Inciting Incident in Casablanca is when Rick is approached by Ugarte in his nightclub. Ugarte gives him letters of transit, which was obtained by murdering two German messengers. This paper allows people to travel freely around German claimed areas in Europe. Which are highly important to the refugees stranded in Casablanca. Ugarte plans to sell them around Casablanca.

He starts off the letter with a sarcastic tone when he says, “I had no idea that the city of Casablanca belonged exclusively to Warner Brothers” (3-4). Clearly, the Warner Brothers do not own a city, considering all cities belong to the government of the country they reside in. Marx humorously states that it is his fault for not realizing that no one except the Warner Brothers could use Casablanca. Marx later references some stars in the disputed films when he states, “I am sure that the average movie fan could learn in time to distinguish between Ingrid Bergman and Harpo” (12-13). This statement is whimsical because Ingrid Bergman, who stars in Casablanca, is a woman and looks nothing like Harpo Marx, who is one of the male leads in A Night in Casablanca.

In the essay, On Going Home, Joan Didion claims, “the question of whether or not you could go home again was a very real part of the sentimental and largely literary baggage with which we left home in the fifties; I suspect that it irrelevant to the children born of the fragmentation after World War II.” Joan Didion defines something that changes as you get older, but her claim is saying that those born after the war, do not know what home is. The state of the country after the war is written to seem as an era of prosperity, with the baby boom and the spread to the suburbs. The reality of this being, the country was in utter chaos, the economy was recovering from one war while prepping for future wars.