The Storyteller of Casablanca

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Ebert, Roger (September 15, 1996). "Casablanca (1942)". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010 . Retrieved March 18, 2010.

When we began, we didn't have a finished script... Ingrid Bergman came to me and said, "Which man should I love more...?" I said to her, "I don't know... play them both evenly." You see we didn't have an ending, so we didn't know what was going to happen! [176] Bogart's line "Here's looking at you, kid", said four times, was not in the draft screenplays, but has been attributed to a comment he made to Bergman as she played poker with her English coach and hairdresser between takes. [53]Beautifully written, THE STORYTELLER OF CASABLANCA is an enchanting and moving tale of two women separated by time each with their own struggles, thus creating something of an interesting perspective that is woven together beautifully by the end. Sadly, not all Josie’s experiences are joyful. Not all is at it seems on the surface. I was desperate to find out what happened to her. This is a moving saga of two women, separated by time, living their lives and trying to make the best of it. The Storyteller of Casablanca' overall was a very good story. It fliwed well and had a bit if of intrigue in the story. I did however, find the ending somewhat twisted.

The contemporary timeline follows Zoe a recent expat with her family to Casablanca, who clearly has mysophobia and is constantly washing her hands. What is causing her extreme anxiety is the real question. She does try to fit in with the wives of her husband’s associates in their tight-knit expat community, but finds better company in the form of a journal she finds beneath the floorboard of her home—Josie’s journal. a b Haver, Ronald. " Casablanca: The Unexpected Classic". The Criterion Collection Online Cinematheque. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009 . Retrieved January 8, 2010. I would like to thank #FionaValpy, #Netgalley and #LakeUnionPublishing for an ARC of #TheStorytellerOfCasablanca in exchange for an honest review. Casablanca (Two-Disc Special Edition DVD) (2003) (with audio commentaries by Roger Ebert and Rudy Behlmer and documentary Casablanca 50th Anniversary Special: You Must Remember This, narrated by Lauren Bacall). The film has been selected by the American Film Institute for many of their lists of important American films:

On my mental well-being journey I've qualified in different 'therapies' including Mindfulness and as a Mental Health First Aider. I took my love of crochet one step further too with a crochet diploma. Read more The story itself, from beginning to end was very well written and the characters and life stories of those characters played out like a movie in my mind. I could see the pictures of the places, people and events bringing everything to life as I listened. I don’t want to give to much away and spoil it for potential readers/listeners but the story itself is set during 1941 when Jews became refugees when Germany invaded parts of Europe and they were fleeing their homeland trying to get to America. The story centres around a young Jewish girl who kept a very detailed journal of the events of her family’s trials and tribulations during this process. Then the story flips to 2010 when the journal was discovered by Zoe who had moved to Casablanca with her husband. There are lots of twists and turns along the way. So the story switches between 1941/42 and 2010. Zoe legge il diario con grande partecipazione emotiva e questo la aiuta in parte a reagire a una profonda perdita che, all’inizio del romanzo non è comprensibile, ma che viene svelata alla fine. A remembrance written for the film's 75th anniversary published by The Washington Free Beacon said, "It is no exaggeration to say Casablanca is one of the greatest films ever made," making special note of the "intellectual nature of the film" and saying that "while the first time around you might pay attention to only the superficial love story, by the second and third and fourth viewings the sub-textual politics [of communitarianism and anti-isolationism] have moved to the fore". [107]

How Hollywood (Fictionally) Won World War Two". Empire. August 4, 2011. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013 . Retrieved December 1, 2012.Going closer to the end it gets more interesting but I guessed half of it and the other half wasn't all that surprising. It is surprising how much books and stories can affect a person and help them when they have struggles. As it was in 1941 so it was in 2011 helping others helped them. Friends and projects and a feeling of belonging to something worthwhile and important was very healing. Harmetz, Aljean (1992). Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of Casablanca – Bogart, Bergman, and World War II. Hyperion. ISBN 978-1-56282-761-8.

I loved everything about The Storyteller of Casablanca. The story drew me in right from the start and I learned a lot about the role Casablanca played during World War II especially for the escaping refugees trying to get to Britain or America. The ending was quite a surprise and not expected at all. I highly recommend this book. The Most Outrageous Experiment Ever Conducted in the Movie Industry. Do Those Working in the Movies Know the Difference Between John Ford and Henry Ford? Should They?". TVWeek. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015 . Retrieved December 30, 2018. Fairclough, Paul (June 2, 2011). "Africa's rich cinema heritage". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017 . Retrieved February 20, 2017. She sees that your heart is filled with grief. You need to go to the ocean. Write the names of the things you’ve lost on stones you will find there and then cast them away into the waters. The ocean is big enough to take your grief and keep it safe for you, freeing up space in your heart for other things.”Casablanca (U)". Warner Bros. British Board of Film Classification. December 17, 1942. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013 . Retrieved September 20, 2013. Casablanca, Morocco 1941: When 12 year old (nearly 13) Josie Duval and her family arrive in Casablanca, having fled France when the Germans invade Paris, it is but a stepping stone to their new future that awaits them across the Atlantic in America. For Josie and her sister Annette are half-Jewish as their maman DelphineGuillaume Duval arranges a passage to Casablanca where they will apply for American visas and await their transit to Portugal which would then see their passage to America. There are many different stories in the book, told in different ways. How important is it that cultures – or individuals – pass their stories on down the generations?