Casablanca

The song selection in Casablanca is used as a framing device in two ways. The first song is ôAs Time Goes By,ö one that frames the romantic love affair of Rick and Ilsa. The second song is the French National anthem, La Marseillaise, used to frame the eventual victory of the French over the Germans. When Ilsa first comes to RickÆs with Laszlo, she goes to Sam the piano player. He is nervous and seems to prefer avoiding her queries about Rick. She tells him to play ôsome of the old songs,ö but when he begins to play ôAvalonö it is not the old song she has in mind (Curtiz, 1942). Finally, Ilsa persuades Sam to play ôAs Time Goes By,ö a song that puts her into a romantic, teary-eyed reverie. Eventually, Rick hears the song and becomes angry with Sam, ôI thought I told you never to playàö (Curtiz, 1942)

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Approximate Word count = 1057
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page)