Casque D'or: (Jacques Becker, 1952)

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University of Illinois Press, 2007 - Casque d'or (Motion picture) - 116 pages

Casque d'or's tragic love story of a golden-haired prostitute's attempt to escape a world of crime is a classic of 1950s French cinema. Sarah Leahy's guide analyzes the film, offers detailed discussions of its production and the public's response to it, and places it within the context of cinema and social history.

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Production contexts
3
narrative style and ideology
36
Reception at home and abroad
72
Copyright

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Sarah Leahy is a lecturer in French at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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