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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... body and that by implication , the body and dress are now a crucial arena for the performance and articulation of identities.'25 In an earlier work , Stella Bruzzi adds a gendered dimension to this argument , citing James Laver , who ...
... body and that by implication , the body and dress are now a crucial arena for the performance and articulation of identities.'25 In an earlier work , Stella Bruzzi adds a gendered dimension to this argument , citing James Laver , who ...
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... body than those of the apaches . Even when Leca is shaving , his body is fully covered . Manda , on the other hand , often wears his shirt unbuttoned and sleeves rolled up - these are clothes that allow athletic movements . The wide ...
... body than those of the apaches . Even when Leca is shaving , his body is fully covered . Manda , on the other hand , often wears his shirt unbuttoned and sleeves rolled up - these are clothes that allow athletic movements . The wide ...
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... body is limp , he doesn't move of his own accord - his legs barely walk as he is propelled forward , thrust against ... body - she is physically dominant , pushing them out of the room . And in the following scene at Leca's house she ...
... body is limp , he doesn't move of his own accord - his legs barely walk as he is propelled forward , thrust against ... body - she is physically dominant , pushing them out of the room . And in the following scene at Leca's house she ...
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