One Sings, the Other Doesn't
One Sings, the Other Doesn't

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

You are not born a woman… you become one.

7.1(107 votes)
1977
2h 2m
Drama
Music

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.

Production

Ciné-Tamaris, INLC, Paradise, SFP, INA

Cast

Thérèse Liotard

Thérèse Liotard

Suzanne

Valérie Mairesse

Valérie Mairesse

Pauline aka Pomme

Robert Dadiès

Robert Dadiès

Jérôme

Mona Mairesse

Mona Mairesse

Pomme's Mother

Francis Lemaire

Francis Lemaire

Pomme's Father

François Courbin

François Courbin

Mathieu (9 months)

Salomé Wimille

Salomé Wimille

Marie (3 years)

Nicole Clément

Nicole Clément

Philosophy Teacher

Patricia Cartier

Patricia Cartier

Chorus Friend

Sapho

Sapho

Painted Chorus Girl

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