Original artwork, not a still
Might as well be frank, monsieur. It would take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca, and the Germans have outlawed miracles.
— Casablanca ‧ 1942
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker offers blunt candor: getting the listener out of Casablanca would take a miracle, and the Germans have banned those too. The wry twist turns supernatural hope into a matter of official regulation, making an already bleak prospect sound both hopeless and darkly funny.
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