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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.

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

122 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

09 March 1977

Country

Belgium

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

Dane Porret

Dane Porret

Rocker Yéyé

Françoise Bette

Françoise Bette

Concierge

Fred Maubert

Fred Maubert

Commissioner

Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

Dominique Ducros

Dominique Ducros

Marie (13 years)

Ali Rafie

Ali Rafie

Darius

François Gibert

François Gibert

François I, the Guitarist

Marion Hänsel

Marion Hänsel

Pregnant Tightrope Walker

Jean Van Der Swalnen

Jean Van Der Swalnen

Suzanne's Father

Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Suzanne's Mother

Isabelle Eduards

Isabelle Eduards

Marie (5 years)

Frédéric Boyot

Frédéric Boyot

Mathieu (2½ years)

Gilberte Sallé

Gilberte Sallé

Social Worker

Élise

Élise

The One with Stage Fright

Jean-Pierre Pellegrin

Jean-Pierre Pellegrin

Dr. Pierre Aubanel

Laurent Plagne

Laurent Plagne

Mathieu (11 and 15 years)

Bénédicte Charonnet

Bénédicte Charonnet

Carla, Marie's Friend

Evelyne Tonietto

Evelyne Tonietto

Evelyne (Planning)

Élise Beltrame

Élise Beltrame

Élise

Josette

Josette

Waitress

Lucia

Lucia

The One Who Doesn't Know

Elsa

Elsa

The One Who Tells Suzanne Off

Jeanine Braendlin

Jeanine Braendlin

The One Who Challenges the Song

Joëlle Papineau

Joëlle Papineau

Joëlle

Micou Papineau

Micou Papineau

Micou

Doudou Greffier

Doudou Greffier

Doudou

François Wertheimer

François Wertheimer

François II, the Flutist

Mathieu Demy

Mathieu Demy

Zorro, his Son

Laetitia Rojas

Laetitia Rojas

Suzanne (2 years)

Rosalie Varda

Rosalie Varda

Marie (17 years)

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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