This week Alex and James discuss one of the most famous films ever made, Casablanca. James explains the incredible timeliness of the film for reflecting WWII, and Alex looks at it as an examination of Rick building a protective shell around himself to keep out his pain. We also discuss how these two different ways of looking at the film (but mostly the first) have helped it endure, and made it the classic it remains today.
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