Casablanca

«Wednesday Movie Club». The film «Casablanca» (1942) was presented to all who wish to improve their  language skills.

Crime | Drama  

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.

Director: Frank Darabont

Writers: Stephen King (short story "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption"), Frank Darabont (screenplay)

Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman and Bob Gunton

The number of visitors – 15 persons.

 

CASABLANCA

A Dnipropetrovsk WINDOWS ON AMERICA featured presentation 8 February 2012

Tricky English Excerpts

Lisbon became the great embarkation point.

A tortuous, roundabout refugee trail sprang up.

Across the rim of Africa.

...obtain exit visas and scurry to London.       Round up all suspicious characters.

The scum of Europe has gravitated to Casablanca.

Be on guard. This place is full of vultures.

You may find the climate a trifle warm.

You are a very cynical person., Rick (Cynical: Distrusting or disparaging the motives of others. Bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic.)

Maybe I'll get her on the rebound, eh?

I have often speculated on why you didn't return to America. Did you abscond with the church funds?

And when two lovers woo, they both say I love you.

Well, a precedent is being broken!

We have a curfew here in Casablanca.

Leave him on the curb looking bemused.

   Bemused: Lost in thought, preoccupied. Amused: pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.

He's just another blundering American.

We will not mince words. So far you have been successful in eluding us.

You have a reputation for eloquence.    You're a hypocrite!    You're a rank sentimentalist.

I'll miss you! You're the only one in Casablanca who has even less scruples than I.