STUDIOCANAL are delighted to announce that this 4K restoration will premiere at the Leeds International Film Festival on Sunday 13th November and will be returning to cinemas from 25th November, in partnership with the Independent Cinema Office. CASQUE D’OR and will also be available on UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital from 28th November 2022 and is available to pre-order.
A hugely important and influential filmmaker Becker was much admired by his contemporaries – Jean Renor and Jean-Pierre Melville – and the proponents of the French New Wave – Jacques Rivette, Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut. A director of rare passion and invention Jacques Becker made only thirteen feature films in a relatively short period of time but his body of work contains some of the acknowledged classics of French cinema in the post-war period.
Set in Paris at the turn of the 19th Century, CASQUE D’OR follows the love affair between gangster’s moll, Marie and reformed criminal Georges Manda. When mob boss, Felix Leca, takes an active interest in their affair, an underworld rivalry ensues leading to a treacherous and tragic end.
About the restoration
This restoration was produced in 2022 from the Original 35mm Negative held at the Archives Françaises du Film. The image was scanned in 4k by L’Imagine Ritrovata who also carried out the calibration and all the digital work intended to erase the imperfections present on the original elements. The project was supervised by the Studiocanal team of Sophie Boyer and Jean-Pierre Boiget. Restored with the support of CNC.
Extras
- NEW – “Alex and Marie: Once Upon a Time There Was Casque d’Or”
- “In the Heart of Hearts – The Legend of Casque d’Or”
- NEW Trailer
