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Why would Americans be drawn to the setting of casablanca?
If you are referring to the era of the famous film Casablanca, it was because it was during war time in neighbouring Europe. Casablanca is in Morocco - a French colony at the time. France was under control of the Vichy government (collaborators with the Germans). Morocco was sort of under the Vichy, but had more freedoms and therefore more ludicrous economy for fugitives, contraband, and as a vacationing area for those profiting from the war.
What body of water are you sailing on from Nice France to Casablanca Morocco?
From Nice, France to Casablanca, Morocco, you have to cross the Mediterranean sea.
I have a large green capped bottle of Vichy water. The bottle is green and says it was bottled at vichy france. It also has Celestins on it. I am seeking info.?
Celestins is the name of one of ten springs in Vichy. You can buy this naturally sparkling water from a company in UK called Aqua Amore. Try http://www.aqua-amore.com
How do the characters in casablanca change in the end?
Rick's substitution of Louis for Ilsa at the end of the film underscores the idea in Casablanca that politics trumps romantic love - that the 'public' is of greater significance than the personal.Rick's and Ilsa's true feelings and motives in the climax of Casablanca remains a mystery. It is neither happy nor sad... But both at once.
Does casablanca have a nickname?
Nickname for Casablanca is "Casa"
Why in the movie Casablanca the captain Louis throw away the wine bottle before the plane took off?
It's a bottle of Vichy water. The Vichy France was the part of France that did not resist the German invasion during the war. By throwing away the Vichy, he is symbolically throwing away collaboration and joining the resistance.
What was the significance of Vichy in World War 2?
The town of Vichy in France was the headquarters of the puppet French Government which was loyal to Germany.
Why would Americans be drawn to the setting of casablanca?
If you are referring to the era of the famous film Casablanca, it was because it was during war time in neighbouring Europe. Casablanca is in Morocco - a French colony at the time. France was under control of the Vichy government (collaborators with the Germans). Morocco was sort of under the Vichy, but had more freedoms and therefore more ludicrous economy for fugitives, contraband, and as a vacationing area for those profiting from the war.
Town in France known for mineral water?
Vichy Water from the town of Vichy in Auvergne, France.
In what nation is Casablanca set?
Casablanca is in Morocco. In 1942, Morocco was a colony of France, and France was partitioned in to a German sector and a French sector ruled from Vichy, which took orders from the German conquerors. Casablanca was governed by the Vichy French. At the end of the movie, Capt. Renault refers Rick to "the Free French garrison at Brazzaville". Metropolitan France may have surrendered to Germany, but away from the homeland most French broke away from the motherland as "Free French".
What places did Vichy control during World War 2?
Germany conquered France in 1940, but didn't occupy all of it; "Unoccupied France" was a German "puppet" state ruled from the city of Vichy, France. Vichy controlled the remainder of France as well as some of the French colonies in North Africa, such as Casablanca.
What does Vichy mean?
The word 'vichy' is a masculine gender noun in the singular. One of its meanings is the fabric gingham. Another is the drink vichy water. Still another is the dessert vichy mint. Yet another is the geographical region, Vichy, from which the soup vichyssoise is known and enjoyed.
What body of water are you sailing on from Nice France to Casablanca Morocco?
From Nice, France to Casablanca, Morocco, you have to cross the Mediterranean sea.
I have a large green capped bottle of Vichy water. The bottle is green and says it was bottled at vichy france. It also has Celestins on it. I am seeking info.?
Celestins is the name of one of ten springs in Vichy. You can buy this naturally sparkling water from a company in UK called Aqua Amore. Try http://www.aqua-amore.com
How do the characters in casablanca change in the end?
Rick's substitution of Louis for Ilsa at the end of the film underscores the idea in Casablanca that politics trumps romantic love - that the 'public' is of greater significance than the personal.Rick's and Ilsa's true feelings and motives in the climax of Casablanca remains a mystery. It is neither happy nor sad... But both at once.
What is currency for Casablanca?
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What is Vichy's population?
Vichy's population is 25,221.
