The HAU Movie Club hosts a special evening celebrating one of the most enduring love stories in film history, featuring a screening of the legendary 1942 classic "Casablanca"
Michael Curtiz’s classic film invites audiences to a unique cinematic experience, where love, politics, and moral choice are inextricably intertwined within the atmosphere of a timeless film noir.
The story unfolds during World War II in Casablanca, Morocco. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), the owner of a popular nightclub, deliberately lives detached from the events unfolding around him—until the moment his great love, Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), unexpectedly reappears. She is accompanied by her husband, Victor Laszlo, a leader of the resistance. Caught between love and duty, Rick is forced to make a decision that will determine not only his own life, but also the fate of others.
"Casablanca" was honored with three Academy Awards—Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay—and continues to rank among the greatest films of all time, according to the American Film Institute (AFI).
The unforgettable lines such as “Here’s looking at you, kid,” Max Steiner’s evocative music, and the performances of the leading actors have indelibly secured the film’s place in collective cinematic memory.