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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... turn to the inspiration for the subject matter with which the film addresses these concerns : the real Casque d'or and Becker's other sources . The real Casque d'or and other sources Casque d'or was inspired by a fait divers that caused ...
... turn to the inspiration for the subject matter with which the film addresses these concerns : the real Casque d'or and Becker's other sources . The real Casque d'or and other sources Casque d'or was inspired by a fait divers that caused ...
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... turn - of - the - century prostitution . 46 The turn of the century was a transitional moment for prostitution in France , and in Paris especially , entailing the decline of the closely regulated maisons closes and the rise of the fille ...
... turn - of - the - century prostitution . 46 The turn of the century was a transitional moment for prostitution in France , and in Paris especially , entailing the decline of the closely regulated maisons closes and the rise of the fille ...
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... turn - of - the - century Paris , but he simultaneously suggests that a more stylised form would have better suited the ' timeless ' nature of the tragedy . Bazin laments the contradiction between the realism of the mise - en- scène and ...
... turn - of - the - century Paris , but he simultaneously suggests that a more stylised form would have better suited the ' timeless ' nature of the tragedy . Bazin laments the contradiction between the realism of the mise - en- scène and ...
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