One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)

7.1/10 • 122 min • Drama Music

Overview

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

Valérie Mairesse

Pauline aka Pomme

Francis Lemaire

Pomme's Father

Patricia Cartier

Sapho

Painted Chorus Girl

Françoise Bette

Gisèle Halimi

Ali Rafie

Darius

Gilette Barbier

Suzanne's Mother

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