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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Page 41
... close - ups of Marie and Manda , then , when time appears to stop , would seem to stand out in the film , returning to this moment of jouissance . This is all the more evident since these alternating close - ups marked by soft focus ...
... close - ups of Marie and Manda , then , when time appears to stop , would seem to stand out in the film , returning to this moment of jouissance . This is all the more evident since these alternating close - ups marked by soft focus ...
Page 45
... close - ups or medium close - ups that isolate an individual . For example , when Marie dances with Manda at the guinguette , close - ups of a furious Roland are intercut with long shots of the group . Becker collaborated closely with ...
... close - ups or medium close - ups that isolate an individual . For example , when Marie dances with Manda at the guinguette , close - ups of a furious Roland are intercut with long shots of the group . Becker collaborated closely with ...
Page 67
... close - up and medium close - ups privilege the face as the site of desiring looks : in particular the eyes and the smile are eroticised . But the other's body is not objectified or fetishised - the destination of the look is the site ...
... close - up and medium close - ups privilege the face as the site of desiring looks : in particular the eyes and the smile are eroticised . But the other's body is not objectified or fetishised - the destination of the look is the site ...
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