Casque D'or: (Jacques Becker, 1952)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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... associated with different female stars : Danielle Darrieux , Michèle Morgan and Danièle Delorme in particular , but also Simone Signoret . Though these stars clearly have an erotic appeal , they are not solely defined by their sexuality ...
... associated with different female stars : Danielle Darrieux , Michèle Morgan and Danièle Delorme in particular , but also Simone Signoret . Though these stars clearly have an erotic appeal , they are not solely defined by their sexuality ...
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... associated with the notion of authenticity because it works against the melodramatic potential of the film - eschewing the repertoire of stock gestures associated with melodrama for a more ' realistic ' and sober form of bodily ...
... associated with the notion of authenticity because it works against the melodramatic potential of the film - eschewing the repertoire of stock gestures associated with melodrama for a more ' realistic ' and sober form of bodily ...
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... associated with Les Cahiers du cinéma , the home of François Truffaut , Jean - Luc Godard , Jacques Rivette and other enfants terribles of film criticism , more associated with the ' politique des auteurs ? These debates are extremely ...
... associated with Les Cahiers du cinéma , the home of François Truffaut , Jean - Luc Godard , Jacques Rivette and other enfants terribles of film criticism , more associated with the ' politique des auteurs ? These debates are extremely ...
Contents
Production contexts | 3 |
narrative style and ideology | 36 |
Reception at home and abroad | 72 |
Copyright | |
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actors aesthetic Amélie Hélie André Andrew Ange Gabriel Antoine et Antoinette apaches authenticity Bazin Becker's film Belle Epoque Belleville Burch and Sellier Cahiers du cinéma Casque d'or casquettes characters Christian-Jaque chronotopes Classic French Cinema Claude Dauphin close-ups Clouzot contemporary costume drama critics Danard dance Dédée d'Anvers depiction Dernier atout desire director dominant Doniol-Valcroze Edouard et Caroline emphasises example Falbalas feature female femininity femme film-making film's focus France French cinema French film gang gangster gaze gender genre Georges Sadoul Gérard Philipe Gervaise Ginette Vincendeau grisbi guinguette Jacques Becker Jean Joinville L'Ecran français Leca Leca's Léonie Lettres françaises look Magnan Manèges Marie and Manda Marie's Martine Carol masculinity melodrama Micheline mise-en-scène narrative Naumann offers Paris patriarchal popular post-war prostitute Quéval Raymond realism Renoir representation Roland role scene script seen September 1952 sequence Serge Reggiani sexual shot Simone Signoret spectator star Susan Hayward tradition Vignaux women Yves Allégret