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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... style , transforming the authenticity of language of the songs into one of images , combining humour with tragedy and a sense of solidarity with the subjects of the stories , be they apache , prostitute or beggar . This style is also ...
... style , transforming the authenticity of language of the songs into one of images , combining humour with tragedy and a sense of solidarity with the subjects of the stories , be they apache , prostitute or beggar . This style is also ...
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... style of film - making , which Alain Resnais described as giving a ' sensation of suppleness ' , and the source of the refinement and charm of Becker's films.18 This elegance can also be seen in the framing and staging of shots : for ...
... style of film - making , which Alain Resnais described as giving a ' sensation of suppleness ' , and the source of the refinement and charm of Becker's films.18 This elegance can also be seen in the framing and staging of shots : for ...
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... style : Sadoul because of the social background of the film's central couple , and Bazin because of the film's attention to the everyday details of ordinary lives . " Both critics discussed Becker as at least a potential auteur - with a ...
... style : Sadoul because of the social background of the film's central couple , and Bazin because of the film's attention to the everyday details of ordinary lives . " Both critics discussed Becker as at least a potential auteur - with a ...
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