Учебно-методическое пособие по работе с видеофильмом "Casablanca". Дворжец О.С. - 19 стр.

              PART II. WATCHING "CASABLANCA"                                     widow (as she thought) of a resistance leader, but she abandoned him (as he
                                                                                 thought) when they were about to escape. In fact she received news that her
Warm up                                                                          husband was still alive. Now she reappears with him in Casablanca.
"Casablanca"                                                                         Although he feels bitter towards her and she has a duty to her husband,
                                                                                 Rick and Ilsa are still in love. He becomes involved in attempting to get her
(Released by Warner Bros. 1942)                                                  and her husband to the United States, which requires the help of the corrupt
                                                                                 prefect of police.
                                                                                     In the final scene at the airport, Rick shoots Major Strasser, who has come
                                                                                 to prevent Ilsa and her husband from catching the plane. They leave, and the
                                                                                 prefect of police changes sides and goes to Dakar, the headquarters of the Free
Cast                                                                             French under General de Gaulle, with Rick, who has decided to take part in
       Rick Humphrey Bogart               Major Strasser Conrad Veidt            the war.
       Ilsa Ingrid Bergman                The black market boss
       Her husband Paul Henreid            Sydney Greenstreet                    1. Which of the following is not true?
       The Vichy prefect of police        Sam, a jazz pianist                       A Casablanca was probably the best-loved picture that made motions.
         Claude Rains                      Dooley Wilson                            B The story gives the main points of the plot in brief.
                                                                                    C At the beginning of the film Rick was indifferent to political events of the
                           Directed by Michael Curtiz                                   time.
                           Producer Hal Wallis                                      D Casablanca is the name of both the film and the place, which was the last
                                                                                        step for people forced to flee from danger.
                                                                                 2. Rick was an American …
Speaking and Reading
                                                                                    A runner                      C Nazi
1 Discuss these points with another student.                                        B manager                     D resistance leader
Look at the photograph. What do you know about this film?                        3. Why did Ilsa leave Rick?
What was the story? When was it set?                                                A Rick claimed to be neutral.
                                                                                    B She fell in love with her husband.
2 Now read the summary, and answer the questions below (1-5) on the                 C It happened in Paris before the Nazi occupation, and Rick wasn't a resis-
   basis of what is stated or implied in it.                                            tance leader.
                                                                                    D Ilsa turned out not to be a widow, she learnt that her husband was alive.
                                                                                 4. In the very last scene of the film …
Summary
                                                                                    A Major Strasse, who prevented Ilsa and her husband from leaving Casa-
   Casablanca is probably the best-loved of all motion pictures.
                                                                                        blanca is shot.
   Casablanca in 1941, ostensibly under the control of the Vichy French gov-        B Rick, who used to be neutral, makes up his mind to take part in the war.
ernment but really under Nazi domination, was the last stage for refugees hop-      C Refugees escape from the Nazis via Casablanca to the United States.
ing to escape via Lisbon to the United States, which had not yet entered the        D The prefect of the police becomes corrupt and joins the Free French.
Second World War.                                                                5. The word "via" means in the summary:
   Rick, an American adventurer, runs a successful cafe, and claims to be           A backwards                   C by way of, through
neutral. In Paris, before the Nazi occupation, he was in love with Ilsa, the        B instead of                  D towards

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