Учебно-методическое пособие по работе с видеофильмом "Casablanca". Дворжец О.С. - 24 стр.

                                        ILSA                                   Sequence 4
                Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By".                          11 Before watching:
                                        SAM                                    Read the following passage from the review of the film Casablanca.
                Oh I can't remember it, Miss Ilsa. I'm a little rusty on it.       It is probably inevitable that at this distance, the straightforward presenta-
Of course he can. He doesn't want to play it. He seems even more scared now.   tion of people as good and bad, the conviction that it is right to take part in a
                                        ILSA                                   war in certain circumstances, the invocation of patriotism, all seem rather
                I'll play it for you.                                          dated. And it is easy to call the love affair between Rick and Ilsa sentimental,
Ilsa starts to hum.                                                            and typical of Hollywood. Intellectual critics, indeed, were bound to dislike
Sam begins to play it very softly.                                             the film or damn it with faint praise simply because it is obviously a commer-
                                        ILSA                                   cial product.
                Sing it, Sam.
                                                                               • What makes critics say the film Casablanca 'seems rather dated'? Does it
And Sam sings.
                                                                                   seem dated to you?
                                        SAM
                You must forget all this,                                      • Why did intellectual critics dislike the film?
                A kiss is just a kiss,                                         • Think of synonyms for the italicized words.
                A sigh is just a sigh,
                                                                               12 V While watching:
                The fundamental things supply,
                As time goes by.                                               Complete the dialogue by adding Ilsa's
The door to the gambling room opens. Rick comes swinging out. He's heard       missing words in the film script (1-7)
the music and he's livid.
                                        SAM                                    PARIS IN THE SPRING
                And when two winners woo,
                They still say I love you,
                On that you can rely,                                          a) The Arc de Triomphe from a distance.
                No matter what the future sings,                               b) Rick drives a small, open car slowly along the boulevard. He puts his arm
                As time goes by.                                                    around Ilsa. The background scenery changes to a country road as she
Rick walks briskly up to the piano.                                                 snuggles close to him and puts her head on his shoulder.
                                        RICK                                   c) An excursion boat on the Seine. Rick and Ilsa stand at the rail of the boat.
                Sam, I thought I told you never to play …                           They seem to be transported by each other as Ilsa laughs.
As he sees Ilsa he stops short. Sam stops playing.                             RICK'S PARIS APARTMENT – DAY
Two close-ups reveal Ilsa and Rick seeing each other.                          Ilsa fixes flowers at the window while Rick opens champagne. She walks over
Rick appears shocked. For a long moment he just looks at her.                  and joins him.
Sam prepares to move the piano away.                                                                                RICK
                                                                                              Who are you really? And what were
                                                                                              you before? What did you do and what did you think? Huh?
                                                                                                                    ILSA
                                                                                                                    __1__
                                    47                                                                                48