Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art and Block Cinema (Venue Partner)
40 Arts Circle Drive
Northwestern University
847 491 4000
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Casablanca
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Thursday Feb 9 (7–8:45pm)
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Directions: On the south end of Northwestern University's campus, just off Sheridan Road. Free parking at NU after 4 pm weekdays and all day weekends. Near the CTA Purple Line Davis and Foster stops and the Metra Davis stop.
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“"One of the greatest romances in cinematic history" is a grand claim, but there's a reason that Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman's emotionally distraught, flatteringly mist-shrouded profiles have stuck so firmly in our pop-culture consciousness. Casablanca is the real deal, acclaimed both for its compelling acting and the universal appeal of its storyline, which throws a love triangle against the backdrop of Nazi Germany. Yes, it's a repertory staple, but this might be your last chance for some time to see Rick and Ilsa where they belong, on the big screen: the Music Box, which often screens it near Valentine's Day, opted instead for The Princess Bride and Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Doc Film's once-within-four-years policy puts their next possible screening at January 2016.”
Voted best romantic film of all time by the American Film Institute, Michael Curtiz's Casablanca stars movie legends Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as two former lovers who must choose between love and virtue. Set during WWII in Vichy-controlled Morocco, Rick (Bogart) is an American expatriate who claims neutrality while profiting from the war via his popular café. Trouble arises with the unexpected arrival of his ex-lover, Ilsa (Bergman), and her husband, a Resistance leader who is being pursued by the Nazis. A surprise hit for Warner Bros., this enduring classic has become one of the most quoted and admired films of all time.
