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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... particular space , while others , like Leca , have a clear base from which they extend their influence . However , in Marie's case , she does not have a zone to leave , since she refuses to occupy the space designated for her . As ...
... particular space , while others , like Leca , have a clear base from which they extend their influence . However , in Marie's case , she does not have a zone to leave , since she refuses to occupy the space designated for her . As ...
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... particular ) and characterises it as being as natural as the setting in which it is played out . " For example , when Marie and Manda are walking in the forest the scene is introduced with a long shot establishing their closeness to the ...
... particular ) and characterises it as being as natural as the setting in which it is played out . " For example , when Marie and Manda are walking in the forest the scene is introduced with a long shot establishing their closeness to the ...
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... particular publications . In fact , ' serious ' criticism in France since the 1920s had been characterised by ' the well- known romantic discourse of the author as creative artist ' , and even in the post - war period , this was not ...
... particular publications . In fact , ' serious ' criticism in France since the 1920s had been characterised by ' the well- known romantic discourse of the author as creative artist ' , and even in the post - war period , this was not ...
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