"La Marseillaise" Sequence &endash; 2 minutes 22.5 seconds

1. Tight Over-Lazlo's-Shoulder shot of Rick (MCU) looking at Lazlo, both dressed in white, in Rick's office.

RICK: There is. I suggest that you ask your wife.

LAZLO: I beg your pardon.

RICK: (slight wince) I said, Ask your wife. 7 seconds

2. Rick (LA MS) profile facing right, Lazlo full-frontal facing left.

LAZLO: (incredulous) My wife . . .

RICK: Yes.

Sound of Germans singing. Rick looks down to left, moves off-screen left. 5 seconds

3. A group of 6 or 7 Germans, including Strasser, seated or standing around piano, singing "Die Faderland"; bar in background, "Casablanca fan" overhead. 2.5 seconds

4. HA from landing outside Rick's office, the bar, Germans singing in background beneath Turkish arch. Rick enters frame from right, moves to left of frame, stands with back to camera. In bar area below, Renault walks from right to left towards bar, looking up at Rick with a slightly annoyed expression. A couple moves from left to right.

Germans singing. 9 seconds

5. Same as #3, but from different angle, Strasser looking off to right. Camera pans left, past singers, past unhappy Sasha and French officer, to LA MS Renault, looking displeased at Germans, glances to his left and up.

Germans singing. 8.5 seconds

6. Frontal view of stairway, LA Rick foreground right, looking down, leaning on railing. Lazlo in background, stiff, straight-shouldered, frowning, face directionally-lit, framed in doorway. Rick purses lips, grimaces. Lazlo suddenly and quickly moves right. Rick looks down, following Lazlo with his eyes, smiles slightly.

Germans singing. 8 seconds

7. Same as #5 but camera back far enough to reveal Yvonne and German boyfriend at table in foreground. Germans singing in background. Yvonne holds her glass, looking down, breathing heavily. Yvonne drinks.

Germans singing. 5.5 seconds.

8. MS Ilsa seated, profile facing right, head turned away from camera to see Lazlo enter screen left and march quickly right. She turns head right to follow him, gradually turning face towards camera, as camera dollies in quickly for a CU of Ilsa gazing after Lazlo. Ilsa's face softly lit, background blurred, soft-focus overall. Ilsa looks apprehensive, but a slight smile of admiration and excitement.

Germans singing. 5.5 seconds.

9. Camera positioned behind the club orchestra, MLS Lazlo in midground left center, moving briskly to right. Camera dollies in until he is in LA MS standing very straight to form the right frame border. Looks sternly from one band member to another.

German singing continues.

Lazlo: Play "La Marseillaise." Play it! 4 seconds

10. Reverse of above shot. LA MS 2 band members (trombonist and trumpeter), looking down. Band member in fez behind and to the right. The two band members in foreground look up quickly and questioningly offscreen to right.

"Die Faderland" louder. 2 seconds

11. MCU Rick looking screen left (presumably at the band members), lips pursed, with a slight smile, nods.

"Die Faderland." 1.5 seconds

12. Return to #10. Band members pick up their instruments.

Trumpet begins to play the stirring"La Marseillaise," synchronized to start during a phrasal pause in "Die Faderland." 1.5 seconds

13. Return to #9, camera a little farther back, so Lazlo again in MLS in gleaming white suit and dark tie, ramrod-straight&emdash;acting as the bandleader leading them in song. His right fist keeps time with the rhythm of the song.

Lazlo: Allons enfants de la patrie

Behind him, customers begin to rise. 4 seconds

14. LA MS woman with guitar (dark-haired, full-figured). She is looking left (at Lazlo), singing and strumming in time to the music. Her high soprano voice carries the song. Behind her to left stand a group of officers and civilians. A woman sits. A man in fez sits with his back to us, forming the right frame, smoking.

Woman: Le jour de gloire est arrievé 3.5 seconds

15. The Germans. LA MS Strasser in center. They are standing grouped randomly off-center, with a relatively barren background. Strasser looks angrily left, beating time with his left arm, right arm on his hip. "Casablanca fan" blades whir above his head.

Instruments playing "La Marseillaise" dominate, as Germans continue to sing "Die Faderland." 5 seconds

16. Group shot, LA the crowd&emdash;French soldiers and civilians, young and old, nearly all standing, facing left. White Turkish arched ceiling visible.

Competing rhythms of two songs. Words barely distinct.

Contre nous de la tyrannie. 2.5 seconds

17. Return to 15, Strasser looking exasperated, looks away in disgust, slowly sits down, as do other Germans.

La Marseillaise has completely drowned out the German song.

Le standard sanglant est levé! 7 seconds

18. Return to 13, Lazlo leading the band, right hand beating out time. Now, everyone behind him is standing, and he is in profile, facing right (presumably at Germans).

L'etandard sanglant est levé 3 seconds

19. CU Yvonne singing, soft focus, lovely lighting with highlights on her hair, looking slightly right. Tears glitter in her eyes and on her cheeks.

Yvonne (in husky voice): Ils viennent jusqu'à dans nos bras. 4.5 seconds

20. Return to same setup as #8. MS Ilsa, soldiers stand behind her to right. She looks dazed, forlorn, overwhelmed, breathes heavily.

"La Marseillaise" continues. 5 seconds

21. LA MS Lazlo, people behind him out of focus. He shakes his fist, his eyes reflecting both pain and determination.

Lazlo: Aux armes, Citoyens! 3.5 seconds

22. CU Ilsa, soft focus, hair highlighted, eyes lit and shining. A slight smile of love and admiration.

Lazlo (vo) and others: Formez vos bataillons! 2.5 seconds

23. Back to 18. Lazlo leading band. Looks at band, then again to right.

Lazlo and others: Marchons! 3 seconds

24. Back to 16. Crowd singing, man in background gesturing vociferously.

Marchons! 2.5 seconds

25. Return to 14, woman with guitar. She turns to face Lazlo.

Woman: Qu'un sang impur . . . 3.5 seconds

26. Back to #23 but closer. Lazlo in MS, his back to us. He is now facing the crowd, leading them in song. He is their conductor.

Embrassent nos sillons! Faint sound of "Vive la France!" 5 seconds

27. Back to #19. CU Yvonne, her face washed in tears, smiling, yelling.

Yvonne: Vive la France!!! 1 second

28. Group shot Germans sitting, silent. Strasser's back to camera. He turns and looks darkly left (towards Lazlo).

Sounds of people cheering, including "Vive la France!" 2 seconds

29. Back to #23. Lazlo staring right, towards Strasser, then back. People cheering, start to swarm around Lazlo, man clapping him on the shoulder.

Cheering. 2 seconds

30. Return to #24. Crowd cheering and clapping, gesturing wildly.

Woman: Vive la France! 2.5 seconds

31. Return to #25. Woman with guitar, turns and watches crowd rushing past in background with Lazlo. People previously in frame have joined them. She starts to clap.

Cheering . 2 seconds

32. Back to #28. Germans. Strasser rises, moves towards camera.

Cheering diminished, as ominous music rises. 2 seconds

33. Continuation of #32. LS Strasser in background moving left. In foreground, group scene, people drinking toasts. Camera pans left to follow Strasser, revealing Renault on left, then dollies in as he reaches Renault.

Ominous music continues.

They are in MS 2-shot at bar, on each side of frame. Renault in profile facing Strasser, Strasser facing us, looking at Renault, leaning on bar. Blurred figures barely visible moving in distance.

Strasser: You see what I mean? If Lazlo's presence in a café can inspire this unfortunate demonstration, what more will his presence in Casablanca bring on? I advise that this place be shut upat once.

Renault: (looking quickly to his right) But everyone's having such a good time.

Strasser: Yes, much too good a time. The place is to be closed. 18 seconds

Michael Dembrow

ENG195

October 2006