Casablanca

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Casablanca was made in 1942 and directed by Michael Curtiz. When it was being made it wasn't expected to be such big hit with the public, but it did.
Casablanca is considered a formalist film because of its 50's style form.
Mise-en-scene
The Mise-en-scene in the film has a very realist impression of the style people had at the time, but there is a recurring symbolized theme of stripes. The audience could interpret this as the characters in the film feeling like they are stuck in the country as if they are in prison but it could also just be an effect to add to the atmosphere of the film.

Lighting
The lighting in the film causes a strong contrast with shadows and light by using chiaroscuro lighting, this causes a formalist affect because the shadows in the film look slightly unnatural. Some of the lighting in the film frames cause specific lines across the shots to add to the stripey theme.

Camerawork

Editing

Sound