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 11
... eyes : those of the policeman , the doctor , the judge , and the administrator . ' " Hélie , however , takes every opportunity to recount her life , first on stage , then in court , and then in the weekly paper Fin de siècle . Hélie's ...
... eyes : those of the policeman , the doctor , the judge , and the administrator . ' " Hélie , however , takes every opportunity to recount her life , first on stage , then in court , and then in the weekly paper Fin de siècle . Hélie's ...
Page 58
... eyes and with a slight hardening of her mouth . The use of alternate close - ups on her and Leca's faces recall the passion she shares with Manda - how different these images of Signoret's tear - stained , profoundly disappointed ...
... eyes and with a slight hardening of her mouth . The use of alternate close - ups on her and Leca's faces recall the passion she shares with Manda - how different these images of Signoret's tear - stained , profoundly disappointed ...
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... eyes remain fixed on Manda throughout her dance with Roland , her look returned by the carpenter . Marie's look challenges : Manda's is intrigued . When the dance is over , Marie walks away , turning to make sure Manda's eyes remain on ...
... eyes remain fixed on Manda throughout her dance with Roland , her look returned by the carpenter . Marie's look challenges : Manda's is intrigued . When the dance is over , Marie walks away , turning to make sure Manda's eyes remain on ...
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