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Casque d'Or

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Ex-convict Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani) returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca (Claude Dauphin), who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or" (Simone Signoret). Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian This is an unmissable classic. Rated: 5/5 Nov 28, 2022 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times The favorite role of star Simone Signoret this is a bravura period romance costarring Serge Reggiani that masterfully interweaves love, violence and fate in turn-of-the-century Paris. Nov 8, 2019 Full Review Variety Staff Variety An excellent recreation of a colorful French period. Jan 23, 2008 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com …this is very much Signoret’s movie, and her every move reveals her as the iconic beating dramatic heart of the demi-monde of La Belle Epoque… Rated: 4/5 Nov 25, 2022 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com [VIDEO ESSAY] Draped in the manners of fin de sicle in Paris, writer-director Jacques Becker's 1952 milestone of romantic drama is a snapshot of French social mores at the turn of the 20th century. Rated: A+ Sep 7, 2013 Full Review TV Guide One of the great films of French cinema. Rated: 4/4 Jan 23, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member We really quite liked this, for what it was. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I loved this film! What a classic French noir from Jacques Becker. Simone Signoret absolutely lights up the screen. It is a tragic gangster story told beautifully and stylishly. I will definitely be checking this one out again, everything about it was just right in my opinion. Highly recommended! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member 7.9/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-25c Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent. Simone Signoret was one of a kind. Today's young actresses could learn a whole lot from her work. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member In terms of a gangster film, the plot of Casque d'Or is merely mediocre. But the depiction of love, passion, jealousy, hatred and nemesis is solid, particularly with the presence of the great Simone Signoret. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Signoret is fierce, tender, innocent and not, in this sad love story of gangsters and waltzes--The mastery of the style is impressive!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ex-convict Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani) returns to the free world determined to go straight and takes a steady job as a carpenter. Unable to completely shake his connections with the underground, he meets with a former prison mate, older gangster Félix Leca (Claude Dauphin), who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or" (Simone Signoret). Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple.
Director
Jacques Becker
Producer
Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, André Paulvé
Screenwriter
Jacques Becker, Jacques Companéez, Jacques Becker
Production Co
Robert et Raymond Hakim
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 18, 1952, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 18, 2005
Runtime
1h 36m