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Movie Info

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.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

French (Canada)
Director:

Jacques Becker
Producer:

Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, André Paulvé
Writer:

Jacques Becker, Jacques Companéez, Jacques Becker
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 18, 2005
Runtime:

1h 36m
Production Co:

Robert et Raymond Hakim

Cast & Crew

Simone Signoret
Marie "Casque d'Or"

Serge Reggiani
Georges Manda

Claude Dauphin
Felix Leca

Raymond Bussières
Raymond

Paul Azaïs
Ponsard

Gaston Modot
Danard

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Critic Reviews for Golden Marie

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (13)

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.

November 8, 2019 | Full Review…

Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
An excellent recreation of a colorful French period.

January 23, 2008 | Full Review…

Variety Staff
Variety
An insular underworld drama of love and revenge vibrates authentically against a vividly etched background of early century Paris.

August 8, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Howard Thompson
New York Times
One of the great movie romances.

February 9, 2006

Tom Milne
Time Out
A radiant Simone Signoret dominates Jacques Becker's 1952 film.

April 23, 2003 | Full Review…

Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
[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.

September 7, 2013 | Rating: A+ | Full Review…

Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
One of the great films of French cinema.

January 23, 2008 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

TV Guide
impeccably filmed.

July 31, 2006 | Rating: A | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Tough, lyrical, and one the screen's great romantic tragedies.

June 12, 2005 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
Most movies would ramp up the adrenaline to show the suspense-oriented ending, but Becker would rather emphasize the feelings behind these events. He shows Marie's face for long, potent moments, and that's all the drama he needs.

April 18, 2005 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
Becker turns what could've been a routine gangster flick into a minor gem with revealing camera work and smart twists.

February 9, 2005 | Rating: A

Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal
It's Signoret's show, though, and she steals it with aplomb: beautiful and graceful she often puts in stunning performances, but few are as memorably captivating as this one.

May 24, 2003 | Full Review…

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Audience Reviews for Golden Marie

Jan 08, 2009

simone signoret causes a whole lotta trouble but she's down for her man. the second impressive becker crime film i've seen. based on a true story, with old fashioned tragic romance that's not sappy and wonderful evocation of the demimonde in la belle époque

Stella D Super Reviewer
Jun 13, 2006

[font=Century Gothic]"Casque D'or" starts out on an idyllic summer day as a group of friends make their way to a tavern via boats. While there, one of them, Raymond(Raymond Bussieres) recognizes an old pal from prison, Jo(Serge Reggiani), who has since gone straight as a carpenter and is at the tavern with his boss. Raymond introduces Jo to his friends, one of whom is the beautiful Marie(Simone Signoret). Jo and Marie share a dance but this makes her fellow, Roland(William Sabatier), immensely jealous and he confronts Jo. But Jo clocks him before making his exit.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]These men are all part of a criminal gang headed by Felix Leca(Claude Dauphin), a crime boss with delusions of respectability. He sees that the altercation at the tavern could lead to waves in his finely tuned organization. So, he asks Marie to choose between the two men by that night...[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Casque D'or" starts slowly but gets better as it goes along and builds towards a powerfully emotional climax. The movie explores the notion that we are all free and cannot be owned by others. Therefore, it is ironic that most of the characters are thieves.[/font]

Walter M Super Reviewer