Quizás haya alguien a quien todavía no le haya embargado un torrente de emociones cuando acaba de ver una película como Qué bello es vivir, a quien todavía no se le erizan los pelos de la nuca cuando "La diligencia" cruza el oeste ante enormes desafíos, a quien todavía no le ha curado una gripe un visionado de "El hombre tranquilo". El cine clásico tenía una forma de contar las historias que sobrepasaba la pantalla incidiendo directamente en nuestros cerebros y provocando el chispazo de nuestra máquina de reflexión. Para quienes todavía siguen sin conocer de sus efectos no creo que haya una película mejor para empezar a aficionarse que la maravillosa "Casablanca".
Hay que decir que "Casablanca" no obtuvo los merecidos elogios con los que hoy cuenta hasta pasados unos diez años desde su estreno, muy seguramente porque fue descubierta por generaciones de estadounidenses que habían vivido un momento clave en la historia de la humanidad, y se encontraban respondiendo preguntas que Casablanca les pudo contestar en parte. No obstante fue una película que en su estreno contó con la inestimable fortuna de coincidir casi con el desembarco aliado en Casablanca, concretamente dieciocho días después del mismo.
El adjetivo que mejor definiría la película de Michael Curtiz sería redonda, desde la dirección hasta el atrezzo. Curtiz hace gala de una gran maestría permitiendo que los detalles más importantes nos conduzcan por un guión que mantiene al espectador en una constante vigía. Las actuaciones son memorables, de principales y secundarios, pero la pareja protagonista rebosa excelencia desde que aparecen en escena hasta que desvanecen. A mi en particular me encandila sobre manera la interpretación de Bogart, su cinismo, su dureza, su sarcasmo y su transformación en el hombre que realmente es y que a casi todos nos gustaría ser. Ingrid Bergman está preciosa y exuberante cuando tiene que estarlo, Ilsa mantiene una tensión con Rick que hace que se vayan rompiendo por dentro cada vez que se encuentran, que conversan o que se miran. La música es exquisita y la ambientación hace que nos olvidemos de si Casablanca es como la pintan porque lo cierto es que nos las creemos desde el primer frame en el que aparece.
La película no sólo trata de gente que quiere escapar de la terrible avalancha nazi que se cierne sobre Europa y que aspira a conquistar el mundo, también trata del amor y el desamor, de las amistades y las enemistades, y por supuesto, del tiempo, del tiempo que pasa y pasará. No hay que perder la ocasión de hacer un buen amigo, y con "Casablanca" podemos comenzar una hermosa amistad con el cine clásico que tanto ha dado y tiene que dar.
Un abrazo.
...THE BEGINNING OF A BEATIFUL FRIENDSHIP.
I love movies so many occasions in any film images come to my mind to relate to real situations of daily life or even of desires and fears. The film has an inexplicable effect on everyone, and although we know that the film moves between the real and the fictional, also appreciate your truth above constants and omissions caused.
Perhaps there is someone who still hasn't embargoed a torrent of emotions when watching a movie just as "It's a Wonderful Life", who is not yet bristling hairs neck as "Stagecoach" crosses the west face of enormous challenges, who still has not cured the flu a viewing of "The Quiet Man". The classic film was a way to tell the stories that went beyond the screen shining directly into our brains and causing the spark reflection of our machine. For those who still remain unaware of its effects not think there is a better film to start dabbling that wonderful "Casablanca".
It must be said that "Casablanca" did not get the deserved praise with which today account until some ten years since its release, most likely because it was discovered by generations of Americans who had lived a key moment in the history of mankind, and Casablanca were answering questions that they could answer in part. But it was a film that had its premiere in the match inestimable fortune almost the Allied landing in Casablanca, namely eighteen days thereafter.
The adjective that best define the film of Michael Curtiz would be perfect, from management to the props. Curtiz boasts a masterfully allowing important details lead us by a script that keeps the viewer on a constant lookout. The performances are memorable, major and minor, but the main couple exudes excellence from appearing on the scene until fade. My particularly excites me about how the interpretation of Bogart, his cynicism, his toughness, his sarcasm and his transformation into the man he really is and that almost everyone would like to be. Ingrid Bergman is lovely and lush when it has to be, Ilsa and Rick maintain a tension that makes it go crashing inside every time they meet, they talk or look. The music is exquisite and the atmosphere makes us forget if Casablanca is like the painting because the truth is that we believe from the first frame in which it appears.
The film is not just about people who want to escape the Nazi onslaught dreadful hanging over Europe and aspires to conquer the world, also about love and heartbreak, friendship and enmity, and of course, time, the time going bye. Do not lose the chance to make a good friend, and "Casablanca" can begin a beautiful friendship with both classical cinema has given and has to give.
A hug.
...THE BEGINNING OF A BEATIFUL FRIENDSHIP.
I love movies so many occasions in any film images come to my mind to relate to real situations of daily life or even of desires and fears. The film has an inexplicable effect on everyone, and although we know that the film moves between the real and the fictional, also appreciate your truth above constants and omissions caused.
Perhaps there is someone who still hasn't embargoed a torrent of emotions when watching a movie just as "It's a Wonderful Life", who is not yet bristling hairs neck as "Stagecoach" crosses the west face of enormous challenges, who still has not cured the flu a viewing of "The Quiet Man". The classic film was a way to tell the stories that went beyond the screen shining directly into our brains and causing the spark reflection of our machine. For those who still remain unaware of its effects not think there is a better film to start dabbling that wonderful "Casablanca".
It must be said that "Casablanca" did not get the deserved praise with which today account until some ten years since its release, most likely because it was discovered by generations of Americans who had lived a key moment in the history of mankind, and Casablanca were answering questions that they could answer in part. But it was a film that had its premiere in the match inestimable fortune almost the Allied landing in Casablanca, namely eighteen days thereafter.
The adjective that best define the film of Michael Curtiz would be perfect, from management to the props. Curtiz boasts a masterfully allowing important details lead us by a script that keeps the viewer on a constant lookout. The performances are memorable, major and minor, but the main couple exudes excellence from appearing on the scene until fade. My particularly excites me about how the interpretation of Bogart, his cynicism, his toughness, his sarcasm and his transformation into the man he really is and that almost everyone would like to be. Ingrid Bergman is lovely and lush when it has to be, Ilsa and Rick maintain a tension that makes it go crashing inside every time they meet, they talk or look. The music is exquisite and the atmosphere makes us forget if Casablanca is like the painting because the truth is that we believe from the first frame in which it appears.
The film is not just about people who want to escape the Nazi onslaught dreadful hanging over Europe and aspires to conquer the world, also about love and heartbreak, friendship and enmity, and of course, time, the time going bye. Do not lose the chance to make a good friend, and "Casablanca" can begin a beautiful friendship with both classical cinema has given and has to give.
A hug.
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