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

1977-03-09 · 122 min · ★ 7.2

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.

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Directors
Agnès Varda
Production companies
Ciné-Tamaris, Paradise Films, Population Films
Countries
France, Belgium, Netherlands Antilles
Status
Released

Top Cast

Thérèse LiotardThérèse LiotardSuzanne
Valérie MairesseValérie MairessePauline aka Pomme
Robert DadièsJérôme
Mona MairessePomme's Mother
Francis LemaireFrancis LemairePomme's Father
François CourbinMathieu (9 months)
Salomé WimilleMarie (3 years)
Nicole ClémentPhilosophy Teacher
Patricia CartierPatricia CartierChorus Friend
SaphoSaphoPainted Chorus Girl
Dane PorretRocker Yéyé
Françoise BetteFrançoise BetteConcierge
Fred MaubertCommissioner
Gisèle HalimiGisèle HalimiGisèle Halimi
Dominique DucrosMarie (13 years)
Ali RafieAli RafieDarius
François GibertFrançois I, the Guitarist
Marion HänselPregnant Tightrope Walker
Jean Van Der SwalnenSuzanne's Father
Gilette BarbierGilette BarbierSuzanne's Mother

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