the most loyal customer
Monsieur Rick, you are getting to be your best customer.Casablanca · 1943 — 第 12 / 20 章 · 3'04" · B2
Strasser Debates What to Do With Laszlo, Explained：blow with the wind
On the surface it's a status report: Strasser tells Renault the city is not under control. Underneath, it's two men revealing what they really are — Strasser worried about a prisoner, Renault cheerfully admitting, "I blow with the wind." The scene ends on the question of what to do with Laszlo.
あらすじ
At Rick's café, Renault teases Rick about drinking his own stock and asks about the letters of transit; Rick turns the question back on him. Later, Strasser presses Renault about the unrest in Casablanca, and Renault admits he has no convictions. The scene closes with Carl serving a German couple bound for America.
注目の表現
live like a Frenchmansecond frontlay offblow with the wind
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このシーンの表現
blow with the wind
to follow whoever is winning
Pressed to pick a side, Renault describes himself as someone who simply goes with the wind.
Don't count on his vote; he blows with the wind.
このシーンの他の表現
- live like a Frenchman
to take on a local way of life
- second front
a whole separate battlefront
- lay off
to stop doing something
- honeycombed with
filled with something throughout
- feel at home
to feel comfortable and settled
このシーンのメモ一覧
54 行のセリフに 18 件のメモ
to tidy or clear something
We barely got cleaned up in time to open.used when someone deserves a result
Serves me right for asking a direct question. The subject is closed.to switch to the other side
So Yvonne's gone over to the enemy.a full line of things
Put up a whole row of them, Sascha. Starting here and ending here.In fast speech did you blends toward a single dja sound.
What did you say? Would you kindly repeat it?not your concern
- What I said is none of your business. - I'll make it my business.to stop doing something
When officers start a political fight, Rick orders them to drop it or leave.
I don't like disturbances in my place. Either lay off politics or get out.either...or: The either...or frame makes the order sound like a choice while leaving no third option.
I don't like disturbances in my place. Either lay off politics or get out.managed and not out of hand
The situation is not as under control as you believe.comparison: The not as...as pattern quietly denies the other man's estimate instead of arguing with it.
The situation is not as under control as you believe.whose side someone supports
Captain, are you certain which side you're on?Listen for you're reduced to a light yer before on.
Captain, are you certain which side you're on?the current trend or direction
...and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy.to wait for an opening
Waiting for their chance. Waiting perhaps for a leader.formal subject: The it holds the subject slot while the real content follows, which keeps the danger up front.
It's too dangerous to let him go, it may be too dangerous to let him stay.to set off toward a place
To celebrate our leaving for America tomorrow.to manage or do well
Rick sends the German couple off with a light farewell about how well they will do abroad.
You will get along beautifully in America.「Strasser Debates What to Do With Laszlo」を読み解く
What's really going on
Renault is the film's weather vane, and he says so out loud: "I have no conviction, if that's what you mean." That honesty isn't weakness to him, it's survival — he tells Strasser exactly how he operates and lets the German decide what to do with it. Strasser, meanwhile, has done the math on Laszlo and reached a dead end: keeping him stirs up the city, and releasing him exports the problem. The last beat, with the Leuchtags cheerfully butchering English on their way to America, quietly answers them both: for refugees, direction matters more than conviction.
Theme
SurvivalRenault survives by refusing to hold convictions, and says so plainly: he follows whichever wind is blowing.
PowerStrasser can order an arrest or a release but can't solve Laszlo: both options threaten the Reich's grip on the city.
このチャプターで学べること
- A house rule can shut down a fight without taking a side.
- Saying you follow the wind is a confession dressed as weather.
- The calmest line in the room often carries the most weight.
- Compliments and warnings can share the same sentence.
発音のポイント
- What did you say — In fast speech did you blends toward a single dja sound.
- you're on — Listen for you're reduced to a light yer before on.
...and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy.Renault's punchline about his own loyalty: he follows the strongest current, and right now that's the Vichy government. It's a confession and a joke in one breath.
It's too dangerous to let him go, it may be too dangerous to let him stay.Strasser's verdict on Laszlo: there's no safe option. Releasing him spreads the resistance; keeping him makes Casablanca a target. Both roads lead back to trouble.
You will get along beautifully in America.Carl's dry farewell to the Leuchtags. It's kind and a little funny, given how mangled their English is, and it points toward what America means to everyone in the room.
I don't like disturbances in my place. Either lay off politics or get out.Rick's one rule: his café is neutral ground, and arguing about the war there isn't allowed. It's less about politics than about keeping the place his own.
このシーンについての質問
What does Renault mean by 'I blow with the wind'?
He's saying he has no fixed loyalties and sides with whoever is winning. Right now the wind is from Vichy, so that's the government he serves — without pretending it's about principle.
Why does Strasser say it's dangerous to let Laszlo go or stay?
Either way helps the resistance: if Laszlo stays he rallies support in Casablanca, and if he leaves he keeps leading the network elsewhere. Strasser can't find an option that removes the threat.
Why does Rick break up the argument in his café?
He wants the café to stay neutral. Telling the men to 'lay off politics or get out' keeps his business out of the war and protects the mixed crowd of locals, refugees, and officers he serves.
What is the point of the Leuchtag scene?
The German couple are practicing English before emigrating, and they mangle it cheerfully. Their scene puts a human, hopeful face on the refugees everyone else is arguing about as a political problem.
Why does Renault ask Rick about the letters of transit?
He suspects Rick is holding them, so he asks directly. When Rick fires back with 'are you Pro-Vichy or Free French?', Renault drops it rather than answer his own question.
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第 3 章stick my neck outRenault Warns Rick About Laszlo
第 4 章stick my neck outStrasser Interrogates Rick
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第 11 章take a miracleIlsa Asks Rick Why He Left
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第 14 章not in my departmentRick Refuses Victor's Plea
第 15 章display heroicsIlsa and Victor Talk Before the Meeting
第 16 章poor salesmanshipIlsa Begs Rick for the Letters
第 17 章Here's looking at you, kidIlsa Explains Why She Left Rick
第 18 章stick my neck outLaszlo Begs Rick to Save Ilsa
第 19 章a feather in your capRick Makes a Deal with Louis
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