Casablanca: The Cafe Scene
Casablanca: The Café Scene Mis-en-scen: The café itself is full of people, who all appear to have alterior motives other than passing time at Rick's café. As the scene continues we see a variety of different people, however at multiple stages we see characters in a dire situation being taken advantage of by the wealthier people of casablanca (while all customers appear wealthier than most during this era). The café is also covered in smoke, due to the amount of casual heaby smoking in indoor areas during this era, however this could perhaps signify the 'shady' characters within Rick's café. Lighting: The café has an abundance of lamps and lights to create a splendour of shadows on the walls and ceiling. This could also be a psychical interpretation of the criminal activity taking place in the café. Another use of lighting is during the start of the scene where the spotlight follows Captain Renault and others to th...