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Analyse the opening of a classical Hollywood film in terms of three or more of the following terms/e
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Analyse the opening of a classical Hollywood film in terms of three or more of the following terms/e I have chosen the 1943 film Casablanca directed by Michael Curtiz and adapted from a theatre production called "Everyone comes to Rick´s". I chose this particular film partly because it can accurately be described as a classic Hollywood narrative and also because the opening sequence is both interesting and sets the scene, tone and historical context of the film. The film opens with a style that would be more closely associated with a documentary style of filmmaking. The non-diagetic narrator informs the spectators that Casablanca has become a haven for refugees trying to escape from Europe to the Americas. He goes on to inform us that many of those who arrive in Casablanca find themselves stranded for a great deal of time, "Here the fortunate ones, through money or influence or luck,...
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