Description:
Jacques Becker lovingly evokes the Belle Èpoque Parisian demimonde in this classic tale of doomed romance. When gangster's moll Marie (Simone Signoret) falls for reformed criminal Manda (Serge Reggiani) thier passion incites an underworld rivalry that leads inexorably to treachery and tragedy. With poignant, nuanced performances and sensuous black-and-white photography, Casque d'or is Becker at the height of his cinematic powers—an achingly romantic masterpiece.
Special Features:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie
- 1995 video interview with actor Serge Reggiani
- 1963 interview with actress Simone Signoret from the French television program Cinépanorama
- Exerpt from an episode of French television series Cinéastes de notre temps, dedicated to Jacques Becker
- Rare, silent behind-the-scenes footage of Becker on the set, with commentary by film scholar Philip Kemp
- New essay by Kemp
- New and improved English subtitle translation