casablanca context Flashcards
context
when was Casablanca released
1942
when did WW1 start and finish
1914-1918
when was the jazz singer released
1927- this is significant to film history as it marked an end to silent cinema
when did ww2 start and finish
1939-1945
when was pearl harbour
7th December 1941 (this is significant as Rick Is seen in a close up signing a check dated 2nd December 1941)
when was the paramount anti trust case
1948-this caused the collapsing of studio system and influenced vertical intergration
when was the civil rights movement
1954-1968
when was there an increase seen in audiences since the studio system collapsing
1967
when did the hays code collapse
1968
when was French new wave cinema
1958-1962-this allowed a more experimental style in cinema
when was Vietnam war
1955-1975
when was bonnie and Clyde released
1967
the studio system was based on principals known as vertical integration-what does this mean
the process in which several steps in the production/distrubution of a product or service are controlled by an entire company or entity
what was star ownership
-contracts (typically 7 years)
-persona controlled on and off screen
-loaned/swapped to different studios with other star roles
HUMPHREY BOGART WAS ON CONTRACT WITH WB AND INGRID BERGMAN WAS HIRED FROM DAVID SELZNICK STUDIOS
why was americn hesitant to participate in war efforts
-they could see the devastation caused by the war on newsreels and in newspaper
-the nation was still recovering from the aftermath of World War One
why is Casablanca being made in 1942 significant
that is when the office of war information was set up to create and disseminate propaganda
what films did Warner bros typically make
war films, they make more war films than any other studio
-sergeant york (1941) was a top box office hit-a patriotic film about a soldier in WWI
what was America a beacon of
multiculturalism/utopia
how many Americans wanted to join war efforts before and after P/H
before-93% of Americans did not want to get involved
after-91% were happy to
america is presented as a hero because rick had to _________ in order to participate in efforts
SACRIFICE
why is bogarts performance as a typical cynical tough guy (the petrified forest) significant
his progression from isolationist to a sacrificing viable romantic lead shows if BOGART can do it…so can America
how does lazlsos character reflect his nation in WWI
(FRECNH RESSISTANCE FIGHTERS)the French were unhappy with their situation and couldn’t fight alone
how does Ilsa character reflect his nation in WWI
(EUROPEAN WOMANS WHOS LIVES WERE DEVASTATED BY NAZI OCCUPATIONS) her life being completely changed by the war as shown in the Paris flashback
when was the hays code active to and from
1934-1968
what was the central producer system
the producer in control (not the director) oversaw the production of 6-8 a year. Cast and crew works on contracts for the studio
EFFECTS OF THE CENTRAL PRODUCER SYSTEM COLLAPSING
- greater ranges of films/incr in audiences from 1967
2.contracts removed
3.director in control AUTETUR
4.new filming practices
5.lack of authority from big 5 and executive producers AUTETUR
