Filmed & set during World War II, relive the some of the most memorable lines and moments on the silver screen with the presentation of the enduring 1942 romantic war drama “Casablanca” at The Cliftex Theatre
By E. BRETT VOSS
Bosque Film Society Founding Board President
The Bosque Film Society cordially invites all members to attend its monthly members-only FILM APPRECIATION NIGHT featuring the 1942 romantic war drama “CASABLANCA” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 at The Cliftex Theatre in Clifton with an introductory presentation by Bosque Film Society founding board vice president Angela Smith.
Filmed and set during World War II starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid and directed by Michael Curtiz, the enduring classic focuses on an American expatriate who must choose between his love for a woman and helping her husband, a Czechoslovak resistance leader, escape from the Vichy-controlled city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Germans.
Casablanca was rushed into release to take advantage of the publicity from the Allied invasion of North Africa a few weeks earlier. Casablanca went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, while Curtiz was selected as Best Director and brothers Julius and Philip Epstein and Howard Koch were honored for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The film’s reputation has grown to the point that its lead characters, memorable lines and pervasive theme song have all become iconic, and Casablanca consistently ranks near the top of lists of the greatest films in history. In 1989, the United States Library of Congress selected the film as one of the first for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”
Every month, the Bosque Film Society hosts its members-only FILM APPRECIATION NIGHT featuring classic films chosen by its members every December. In 2023, upcoming featured showings will be The Big Lebowski (1998) June 27; Gone With the Wind (1939) July 18; Amadeus (1984) Aug. 29; Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Sept. 26; Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Oct. 24; Stagecoach (1939) Nov. 28; 4th Annual Christmas Party (film to be determined) Dec.19.
Since this will be a private showing, BYOB will be allowed, and the theatre concession stand will be open for purchases. Although the event will be closed to the public, those wishing to become Bosque Film Society members Tuesday night will be admitted.
Established in October 2020, the Bosque Film Society is a non-profit organization focused on promoting film appreciation, education and production in Bosque County, Texas while serving as the “Friends of The Cliftex Theatre,” the longest continuously-operating movie theater in Texas, showing movies on the big screen since 1916.