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

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

Original Title: L'une chante, l'autre pas

1977
2h 2m
Drama
Music

Status

Released

Release

1977

Runtime

2h 2m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"You are not born a woman… you become one."

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 2m
Mar 9, 1977
Digital Release
Sep 1, 2021
Languages
Persian
Dutch
French
English
Director
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda
Production
Ciné-Tamaris
Ciné-Tamaris
Paradise Films
Paradise Films
Population Films
Population Films
Production Countries
Belgium
France
Netherlands Antilles

Top Cast

41 Cast Members

Thérèse Liotard

Thérèse Liotard

Suzanne

Valérie Mairesse

Valérie Mairesse

Pauline aka Pomme

Robert Dadiès

Jérôme

Mona Mairesse

Pomme's Mother

Francis Lemaire

Francis Lemaire

Pomme's Father

François Courbin

Mathieu (9 months)

Salomé Wimille

Marie (3 years)

Nicole Clément

Philosophy Teacher

Patricia Cartier

Patricia Cartier

Chorus Friend

Sapho

Sapho

Painted Chorus Girl

Dane Porret

Rocker Yéyé

Françoise Bette

Françoise Bette

Concierge

Fred Maubert

Commissioner

Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

Dominique Ducros

Marie (13 years)

Ali Rafie

Ali Rafie

Darius

François Gibert

François I, the Guitarist

Marion Hänsel

Pregnant Tightrope Walker

Jean Van Der Swalnen

Suzanne's Father

Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Suzanne's Mother

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