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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.
- Victor Laszlo
Laszlo is handsome, confident, idealistic, outspoken,...
- Captain Louis Renault
Like Rick, Louis undergoes a transformation from cynicism to...
- Victor Laszlo
- What Is The Story of ‘Casablanca’?
- Why Does Rick Decide to Part Ways with Ilsa?
- What Is The Meaning of Rick and Louis’ Newfound Friendship?
- The Importance of The Bottle of Vichy Water
Set in colonial Morocco during World War II, Casablanca looks for inspirationin the plights of many European refugees that fled to the African capital in search for a life free of the horrors of Nazi Germany. The story takes place in 1942. France has just recently been occupied, and only its Southern portion remains a sovereign State. Known as Vich...
It turns out that, during her affair with Rick, Ilsa believed Laszlo to be dead. When the Germans entered Paris, news reached her that her husband was actually alive and in dire need of her assistance: having escaped the concentration camp, Laszlo was sick and hiding somewhere in the outskirts of the French capital. And, so, even though she had fee...
But how on Earth does this man begin a beautiful friendship with the likes of Louis Renault, a Nazi apologist that wanted nothing more than to catch Laszlo to impress his German colleague? Well, it turns out that Louis isn’t as rotten as it initially seems. As Laszlo and Ilsa are boarding the plane, Louis phones Strasser to warn him about the escap...
Rick and Louis’ friendship is an analogy for the real-life alliance between Americans and French, the first having abandoned their neutral stance while the second find the strength to fight even while subjugated. In 1942, the United States had just recently joined the war, and France was about to lose what was left of its autonomy: by the end of th...
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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.
- Dalton Norman
- Senior Staff Writer
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.
When Ilsa met Rick she thought her husband was dead. She left Rick in París with no explanation when she found out he was alive. Rick knew that if her husband left without her, or she left with Rick without Victor, she would regret it...someday.
Dec 13, 2021 · Warner Bros. Going into the final scene, Rick has it all set up so Captain Renault thinks he's going to betray Laszlo and use the letters to take Ilsa away to America. He has also told Ilsa...
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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.
