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As America prepares to enter WWII, Hungarian film director Michael Curtiz grapples with political intervention and a dysfunctional relationship with his estranged daughter amid the troubled production of "Casablanca" in 1942.

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David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/10/2021
Various "daring" notions are tried out about America, about Hollywood, about sex, but none of them have much conviction behind them. It's largely a disappointing waste of time. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/07/2020
2/10
The characters are so disagreeable and unlikeable that viewers won't care if everyone makes up, finds success, or murders one another. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 06/08/2020
A timely war romance into theaters despite the misgivings of studio executives. Go to Full Review
Chris Knight National Post 04/03/2020
3/5
...a fun ride into history but maybe not worth playing again... Go to Full Review
John Serba Decider 03/27/2020
You don't have to be a film buff to dislike Curtiz, but it doesn't hurt. Go to Full Review
Patrick McDonald WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) 03/26/2020
3.5/5
The black and white production values evokes director Michael Curtiz's smooth impressionistic style. Overall it's a fascinating and lovely film, and fans of CASABLANCA will really dig it. Go to Full Review
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02/09/2022 Picture perfect cinematography and a worthwhile prelude to watching Casablanca again. See more 01/29/2022 The dialogue was awful, performances were wooden. Stinkeroo! Save your time and watch the actual Casablanca film instead. See more 10/30/2021 An exceptionally well made film. Director Tamás Yvan Topolánszky's camera soaks up the smoke, shadows and spotlights in every frame and actors Ferenc Lengyel, as the title character, and Evelin Dobos, as his estranged daughter, are sensational. For lovers of cinema, this is a must-see. See more 07/31/2021 Probably needs at least a couple of views, there was a density of referencing to the film script within the speech of the characters, the real people's actions reflected the plot of Casablanca in many ways, and there was the baffling character of Lucas doodling cells of a comic featuring Star Trek characters and ships, something we tried to make sense of! Very stylish, the framing was reverential to the period it was depicting and the faces and make-up were very evocative. Of course, nobody smokes properly in films now which is kind of crucial to this particular period.... I would definitely watch it again at some point as a curiosity and preferably after having watched Casablanca itself again See more 01/04/2021 The acting was really bad. Hungarians affecting American accents. See more georgan g 09/04/2020 Unless you are a Casablanca expert, but sure to watch it before seeing Curtiz. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis As America prepares to enter WWII, Hungarian film director Michael Curtiz grapples with political intervention and a dysfunctional relationship with his estranged daughter amid the troubled production of "Casablanca" in 1942.
Director
Tamas Yvan Topolanszky
Producer
Barnabás Hutlassa, Claudia Sumeghy, Tamas Yvan Topolanszky
Screenwriter
Tamas Yvan Topolanszky, Zsuzsanna Bak
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
Hungarian
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 40m
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