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| Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, the lone wolf with a broken heart, in 1942's 'Casablanca.' |
Paul and I just watched "Casablanca," which he had
never seen. I think some of the movie's unexpected power stems from the fact
that it shows an American tough guy in an unaccustomed position of
vulnerability, having been emotionally devastated by his hopeless love for a
woman. Bergman is beautiful as ever, Paul Henreid combines credible idealism
with natural suavity and Claude Raines is perfection, an utterly charming
rotter who flavors the melodrama with light comedy.
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