One Sings, the Other Doesn't

L'une chante, l'autre pas

1977·122'

Agnès Varda

DramaMusic

French

Letterboxd TMDB #63318

The intertwined lives of two women in 1970s France, set against the progress of the women's movement in which Agnes Varda was involved. Pomme and Suzanne meet when Pomme helps Suzanne obtain an abortion after a third pregnancy which she cannot afford. They lose contact but meet again ten years later. Pomme has become an unconventional singer, Suzanne a serious community worker - despite the contrast they remain friends and share in the various dramas of each others' lives, in the process affirming their different female identities.

Cast

Thérèse Liotard Suzanne Valérie Mairesse Pauline aka Pomme

Robert Dadiès Jérôme

Mona Mairesse Pomme's Mother Francis Lemaire Pomme's Father

François Courbin Mathieu (9 months)

Salomé Wimille Marie (3 years)

Nicole Clément Philosophy Teacher Patricia Cartier Chorus Friend Sapho Painted Chorus Girl

Dane Porret Rocker Yéyé Françoise Bette Concierge

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