Casablanca
Atlantic Moroccan port
Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco and its chief port, located on the Atlantic coast.
The name, Spanish for "white house," reflects the city's colonial history.
To many English speakers, Casablanca evokes the 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, set in the city during World War II: Here's looking at you, kid.
Northwest African kingdom
- Atlantic coastOcean-bordering eastern shore
- portDocking place for ships
- MaghrebNorthwest African region
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
economic hub · largest city · commercial center · North Africa · cosmopolitan · souks
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- 1942Four-digit date, mid-century
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Ingrid Bergman · Oscar · drama · cinematography · Warner Bros · film noir · American Film Institute · romantic drama
People seeking safety elsewhere
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- Vichy FranceWartime collaborationist French state
- exit visasDocuments authorizing departure abroad
- Nazi occupationWWII German military rule
Free French · underground · neutrality · transit point · escape route · political intrigue · Third Reich · persecution
Earthenware pot and stew
- mint teaSteeped aromatic leaf drink
- soukTraditional Arab market
- medinaHistoric Arab city core
- kasbahNorth African citadel
Berber · Arabic · spices · mosque · hammam · couscous · argan oil · Moorish architecture
Three-person romantic entanglement
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- La MarseillaiseFrench national anthem
- lost lovePast romantic attachment
Morocco
Northwest African kingdom
- Atlantic coastOcean-bordering eastern shore
- portDocking place for ships
- MaghrebNorthwest African region
medina · economic hub · largest city · commercial center · North Africa · cosmopolitan · souks
Humphrey Bogart
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- black-and-whiteWithout color gradations
- 1942Four-digit date, mid-century
Ingrid Bergman · Hollywood · Oscar · drama · cinematography · Warner Bros · film noir · American Film Institute · romantic drama · flashback
refugees
People seeking safety elsewhere
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- Vichy FranceWartime collaborationist French state
- exit visasDocuments authorizing departure abroad
Nazi occupation · Free French · underground · neutrality · transit point · escape route · political intrigue · Third Reich · persecution · safe passage
tagine
Earthenware pot and stew
kasbah · Berber · Arabic · spices · mosque · hammam · couscous · argan oil · Moorish architecture · call to prayer
love triangle
Three-person romantic entanglement
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- La MarseillaiseFrench national anthem
lost love · bittersweet ending · doomed love · devotion · letting go
- 1940sWWII, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, VE Day
- Atlantic portsAmsterdam, Antwerp, Baltimore, Boston, Bristol
- City FilmsManhattan, Chicago, La La Land, Midnight in Paris, Rome
- Classic FilmsCitizen Kane, Gone with the Wind, Some Like It Hot, Vertigo, Rear Window
- classicsHomer, Iliad, the Iliad, Odyssey, the Odyssey
- MasterpiecesMona Lisa, Last Supper, Starry Night, The Scream, David
CasablancaSome Like It Hot
Phrase about preferring heat
Animal House · American Graffiti · Airplane! · The Hangover · Gone with the Wind