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I just got my first private message, Morticia asking me to participate in this thread. Yikes, I feel like I have been playing hooky!

The Casablanca DVD has been checked out for the last few days (but I got Moulin Rouge, can-can over to that thread). One of the reasons why I wanted to see Casablanca discussed was so I could understand what everyone sees in it. I have long been told Casablanca is the perfect film. I have only seen it once, many years ago, and when I left I had no clue what people see in it.

Unlike Citizen Kane and Vertigo, which were rediscovered years after they were made, Casablanca was popular when it was first released. There must be more to this film than good acting, writing and photography. My guess is the original audience responded to the film on an emotionally level that I completely missed.

Hopefully Casablanca will show up soon and I can watch this film again and have something worthwhile to say.