In "Casablanca", the remarkable themes of unhappy love and self-sacrifice set this romantic melodrama apart from most in its genre. These themes are best expressed in the interactions of the three main characters: Victor Laszlo, a heroic political leader; Ilsa Lund, an enigmatic femme fatale; and Richard (Rick) Blaine, a seemingly morally ambiguous1 night club owner. An unusual love triangle forms with the two men's mutual love for the intermediary woman. Unlike the romantic triangle …showed first 75 words of 892 total…

…showed last 75 words of 892 total…with hot mineral springs, it was the capital of unoccupied France (under the regime organized by Henri Pétain) from July 1940 until November 1942 during World War II. The Vichy government was widely considered a tool of the Nazis and was never recognized by the Allies. *<Tab/>4Ugarte said this to Rick in the movie *<Tab/>5-6Quote of Rick's exact words (from the movie)