My 2nd favorite film of all time!

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 1998)

There is a not one wrong element in this beautiful WWII romance; everything is right. The script crackles with quotable lines; the classic song "As Time Goes By" lovingly serenades every frame; delicious characters populate every moment. Humphrey Bogart's bar owner cynic is hilarious and pathetic today as he was 55 years ago. Claude Rains's ambiguous little policeman is a delightful caricature. And Ingrid Bergman, whose beauty is to this day is unsurpassed, lights up every frame with her luminous presence. Definitely one for the library!