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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... genre as it was most often seen in 1950s French cinema . It draws heavily on the iconography of the gangster film for its backdrop – indeed , the milieu features as more than just décor since it is from this environment that Manda and ...
... genre as it was most often seen in 1950s French cinema . It draws heavily on the iconography of the gangster film for its backdrop – indeed , the milieu features as more than just décor since it is from this environment that Manda and ...
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... genre that became known as réalisme noir , epitomised by Yves Allégret's trilogy Dédée d'Anvers ( 1947 ) , Une si jolie petite plage ( 1948 ) and Manèges ( 1950 ) . These films offer viciously misogynistic representations of ...
... genre that became known as réalisme noir , epitomised by Yves Allégret's trilogy Dédée d'Anvers ( 1947 ) , Une si jolie petite plage ( 1948 ) and Manèges ( 1950 ) . These films offer viciously misogynistic representations of ...
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... genre , p . 51 . 72 Sellier : ' The Belle Epoque genre ' , p . 51 . 73 This is frequently commented on by critics in relation to Signoret's film performances , and by the 1950s Darrieux has evolved from her ingénue roles of the 1930s to ...
... genre , p . 51 . 72 Sellier : ' The Belle Epoque genre ' , p . 51 . 73 This is frequently commented on by critics in relation to Signoret's film performances , and by the 1950s Darrieux has evolved from her ingénue roles of the 1930s to ...
Contents
Production contexts | 3 |
narrative style and ideology | 36 |
Reception at home and abroad | 72 |
Copyright | |
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