Areas covered include the title sequence, the use of street scenes to open up the film (a technique he learned from Marcel Carns Les enfants du paradis), the role of alcohol as a Faustian symbol, the locations, the actors and bit-part players, the period photographs he drew on to research the films look, the colour timing, the alterations made to the source novel, the principal themes, and much more
The images are soft and romantic, capturing a classic Hollywood warmth that still holds up today
Starting the XV century, dresses started to gain national features, based on the culture, social and religious traditions, rules and temperament of people of this or other country
The figure-flattering silhouette is enhanced by sleek lines and a dynamic fringe hem that adds movement and texture