Casablanca About the film Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in the words of one character, love and virtue. He must choose between his love for a woman and helping her and her CzechResistance leader husband escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccancity of Casablancato continue his fight against the Nazis. World War II It was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis. Vichy regime Vichy France, or the Vichy regime (or French States was the French government of 1940—1944 during the Nazi Germany occupation of World War Ⅱ. Initially it ruled an unoccupied zone in Southern France and some French colonies, but Nazi Germany invaded the zone under its control on November 11, 1942, in operation. The Vichy France regime was headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain. Vichy France, while officially neutral in the war, was essentially a Nazi puppet state.
The Casablanca city Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture of Casablanca and 3,631,061 in the region of Grand Casablanca. Casablanca is considered the economic and business centre of Morocco, while the political capital city of Morocco is Rabat.
Themes 1.Love in the war and Sacrifice for love: Love is regarded as the most eternal theme in films, and it is the same in Casablanca. Rick begins as a cynical bar owner. By the end of the film, however, Victor Laszlo has welcomed Rick “back to the fight,” and Rick gives up Ilsa. So Ilsa can continue to help Victor work for the “cause.” It must be understood that romantic love must be sacrificed for more important values. The theme of sacrifice runs through the whole film: Ilsa’s sacrifice in Paris when she abandons Rick to return to Victor, the Bulgarian bride’s sacrifice when she is ready to yield herself to help her husband, Victor’s sacrifice when
