Rhapsodies

Hmm… Two players in a row. I’m beginning to think it’s the films I like that are the hardest ones to do for this exercise but what can I say, Casablanca has so much stuff in it. There’s so many quintessential scenes in it. Do I do the refugees watching the plane leave? do I go with the “La Marseillaise” scene? how about Louis and Rick walking into the fog as the Ilsa and Victor’s plane leaves… the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

I finally decided to go with what ties it all together the song “As Time Goes By”. Unfortunately I had a bit of a false start. I started with having Ilsa leaning over the piano listening (not the way it was in the movie but I couldn’t remember if it she was sitting at a table next to the piano or not and the first rule of this exercise is not to refresh my memory.

A quarter of the way in I decided it would be better to do it with Rick wallowing in self pity, drunk remembering Paris.

Rick: You know what I want to hear. 

Sam: [lying] No, I don’t. 

Rick: You played it for her, you can play it for me! 

Sam: [lying] Well, I don’t think I can remember… 

Rick: If she can stand it, I can! Play it!