Casablanca - AUTEUR Flashcards
1
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Who used the gauze filter and key light (chiaroscuro lighting)
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- Arthur Edeson
2
Q
What did Arthur Edeson do?
A
- use of gauze filter and key light
3
Q
What did Hal. B. Wallis write?
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“I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship”
4
Q
Who wrote the line “I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship”
A
Hal. B. Wallis
5
Q
Who wrote “Here’s to looking at you kid”
A
Humphrey Bogart
6
Q
What did Humphrey Bogart write?
A
“Here’s to looking at you kid”
7
Q
What ideologies did Jack Warner produce?
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- anti-nazi ideology - Rick shooting German soldier
8
Q
Who created the love story//romantic ending?
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- Casey Robinson
9
Q
Who is Arthur Edeson?
A
- cinematographer
- “adapt in both realist and expressive techniques”
- use of chiaroscuro lighting - in Rick’s cafe is reminiscent of Edeson’s previous film - “The Maltese Falcon”
- gauze filter
- low-key lighting
10
Q
Who is Hal. B Wallis?
A
- producer
- brought the entire team of director, screenwriters and stars together
- wrote the famous last line of Casablanca - “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” - ideology of America’s new involvement in WW2
11
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Who is Jack Warner?
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- executive producer - anti-nazi ideology
12
Q
Who is Humphrey Bogart?
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- actor
13
Q
Who is Max Steiner?
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- composer
14
Q
Who is Michael Curtiz?
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- director
- fast-talking dialogue
- Bogart’s costume of a trench coat + hat - ‘Curtiz’s personal style’
- Hungarian refugee - many extras = European refugees
15
Q
Who are the Epstein Brothers?
A
- screenwriters - most decisive role in their famous witty dialogue
16
Q
Who is Howard Koch?
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- screenplay writer - political allegory
17
Q
Who is Casey Robinson?
A
- screenplay writer - drove the direction of the love story
18
Q
What is Sarris’ auteur rule?
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- personal style
- interior meaning
- technical skill
19
Q
What did Andrew Sarris say about Casablanca?
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“Exception to the rule”
