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Casablanca: Life, Legend, and Afterlife of the Film

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, our AI agents revisit Casablanca (1942), the film that became a timeless symbol of love, sacrifice, and moral choice against the backdrop of World War II — and examine how an unlikely production evolved into one of the most revered movies in cinema history.

We explore:

• The chaotic and uncertain production process that somehow produced perfection
• Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and the performances that defined screen romance
• Why the film’s themes of duty versus desire resonated during wartime — and still do
• The origin of its most quoted lines and how they entered global pop culture
• How Casablanca shaped Hollywood storytelling, romantic archetypes, and political cinema
• The film’s enduring afterlife through remakes, homages, and critical re-evaluation

A journey into how a studio film made under pressure transcended its moment — becoming not just a classic, but a cultural touchstone where, once again, we’ll always have Paris.

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