Casablanca: Movies and Memory

by Marc Augé

Marc Augé was eleven or twelve years old when he first saw Casablanca . Made in 1942 but not released in France until 1947, the film had a profound effect on him. Like cinephiles everywhere, Augé was instantly drawn to Rick Blaine's mysterious past, his friendship with Sam and Captain Renault, and Ilsa's stirring, seductive beauty. The film-with its recurring scenes of waiting, menace, and flight-occupies a significant place in Augé's own memory of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081665641X
• ISBN13: 9780816656417
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.9" x 7.8"