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May 27, 2023 · It turns out that, during her affair with Rick, Ilsa believed Laszlo to be dead.
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Ilsa Lund. Ilsa is fiercely loyal to her husband, Laszlo, and the political cause—resistance to the Nazis—he represents, but the truth of her sentiments is constantly suspect. She claims to love Laszlo, but she also claims to be in love with Rick, both in Paris and in Casablanca.
Mar 30, 2007 · When Rick refuses to sell the letters, he knows that Laszlo had been Ilsa’s husband all along; and, had he wished to be fair, he could easily have figured out that Ilsa did not know Laszlo was alive when she was with him in Paris.
Jan 28, 2023 · Ilsa and Rick had fallen in love during the German invasion of Paris, and their affair came about because she temporarily believed Laszlo to be dead. Upon learning that he was still alive, Ilsa not only left Rick behind but did so without any explanation.
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I'm sure it's obvious to most people, but why does Rick tell Laszlo it might make a difference to him later on that Ilsa visited him the night before and tried her best to convince him she was still in love with him, and that he let her pretend?
She was married to Victor Laszlo at the time but thought her husband was killed in the war. When she finds out Victor's alive, she leaves Rick with no explanation. Victor, by this time a hero of the Resistance, needs to escape the Germans who are after him, so they go to Casablanca.
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Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman)’s Timeline and Summary. Ilsa meets, falls in love with and marries Victor Laszlo, a dashing political activist who charms her with his "I'm probably going to get you killed someday" vibe.
