Casque d'Or

1952 · 96 min · FR · NR · 7.4 (158 votes)

Dir. Jacques Becker · Starring Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani, Claude Dauphin, Raymond Bussières, Odette Barencey, Loleh Bellon · Music Georges Van Parys

“The Story of a Blonde”

CrimeDramaRomance

Ex-convict Georges Manda 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, who introduces him to his mistress, the sweet but guarded Marie "Casque d'Or". Marie and Georges fall into a passionate relationship, driving Félix to do everything in his power to ruin the couple.

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A sweeping, tragic romance set against the backdrop of Belle Époque Paris. It's a visually stunning, operatic melodrama about obsessive love and the destructive power of jealousy, with a palpable sense of impending doom.

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