Film

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

1977 · 2h 2m · Drama · Music

You are not born a woman… you become one.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

65%

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.

Thérèse Liotard

Suzanne

Valérie Mairesse

Pauline aka Pomme

Robert Dadiès

Jérôme

Mona Mairesse

Pomme's Mother

Francis Lemaire

Pomme's Father

François Courbin

Mathieu (9 months)

Salomé Wimille

Marie (3 years)

Nicole Clément

Philosophy Teacher

Patricia Cartier

Chorus Friend

Sapho

Painted Chorus Girl

Dane Porret

Rocker Yéyé

Françoise Bette

Concierge

Fred Maubert

Commissioner

Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

Dominique Ducros

Marie (13 years)

Ali Rafie

Darius

• Agnès VardaDirector · Writer
• Charles Van DammeDirector of Photography
• François WertheimerOriginal Music Composer
• Joële Van EffenterreEditor

Criterion Collection Trailer

Release date

March 9, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

2h 2m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Music

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