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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... suggests that Truffaut does not tell the whole story , deliberately playing down many remarkable films such as Manèges ( Yves Allégret , 1950 ) , La Vérité sur Bébé Donge ( Decoin , 1952 ) or Le Diable au corps ( Autant - Lara , 1947 ) ...
... suggests that Truffaut does not tell the whole story , deliberately playing down many remarkable films such as Manèges ( Yves Allégret , 1950 ) , La Vérité sur Bébé Donge ( Decoin , 1952 ) or Le Diable au corps ( Autant - Lara , 1947 ) ...
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... suggest . Unfortunately , box office figures are not available for Casque d'or's international career . Press reviews ... suggests that the overall consensus is that the film lacks credibility and yet there is consistent praise for the ...
... suggest . Unfortunately , box office figures are not available for Casque d'or's international career . Press reviews ... suggests that the overall consensus is that the film lacks credibility and yet there is consistent praise for the ...
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... suggest that French critics even the ' Young Turks ' who challenged the politically motivated tradition of French ... suggests that Casque d'or was somehow the victim of these debates , falling into the ideological gulf that separated ...
... suggest that French critics even the ' Young Turks ' who challenged the politically motivated tradition of French ... suggests that Casque d'or was somehow the victim of these debates , falling into the ideological gulf that separated ...
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