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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... known internationally . ' This is a reversal of the situation that greeted its release at home and abroad in 1952 , when the French public and critics ' decidedly lukewarm response was countered by international success : warm reviews ...
... known internationally . ' This is a reversal of the situation that greeted its release at home and abroad in 1952 , when the French public and critics ' decidedly lukewarm response was countered by international success : warm reviews ...
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... known for his rather ' baroque ' sets for La Ronde ( 1950 ) and Le Plaisir ( 1952 ) – initially seems an odd choice for production designer . D'Eaubonne's main responsibilities were the design of the sets for the Ange Gabriel , and the ...
... known for his rather ' baroque ' sets for La Ronde ( 1950 ) and Le Plaisir ( 1952 ) – initially seems an odd choice for production designer . D'Eaubonne's main responsibilities were the design of the sets for the Ange Gabriel , and the ...
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... known romantic discourse of the author as creative artist ' , and even in the post - war period , this was not confined to Cahiers du cinéma , but appeared also in the left - wing Ecran français and Positif.25 Similarly , the discourse ...
... known romantic discourse of the author as creative artist ' , and even in the post - war period , this was not confined to Cahiers du cinéma , but appeared also in the left - wing Ecran français and Positif.25 Similarly , the discourse ...
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