“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine,” Rick Blaine regrettably utters with a heavy stench of whiskey on his breath. The unforgettable love triangle caught in the middle of 1942’s Casablanca was torn apart as Humphery Bogart’s Blaine and Ingrid Bergman’s Ilsa Lund negotiated their unsettled romance amidst the clamor of World War II. The illustrious film captured the hearts of Oscar voters as it went on to win Outstanding Motion Picture (the predecessor to the Best Picture Award) and continues to stun audiences today.
Past Lives: Why This Korean Romance Deserves an Oscar Run
As one of the best films of the year, here's why Celine Song's Past Lives deserves to be nominated at the Academy Awards.