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One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)

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.

Release: 1977-03-09
Runtime: 122 min
Rating: 7.1 / 10

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Cast
Thérèse Liotard
Thérèse Liotard
Suzanne
Valérie Mairesse
Valérie Mairesse
Pauline aka Pomme
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Robert Dadiès
Jérôme
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Mona Mairesse
Pomme's Mother
Francis Lemaire
Francis Lemaire
Pomme's Father
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François Courbin
Mathieu (9 months)
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Salomé Wimille
Marie (3 years)
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Nicole Clément
Philosophy Teacher
Patricia Cartier
Patricia Cartier
Chorus Friend
Sapho
Sapho
Painted Chorus Girl
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Dane Porret
Rocker Yéyé
Françoise Bette
Françoise Bette
Concierge
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Fred Maubert
Commissioner
Gisèle Halimi
Gisèle Halimi
Gisèle Halimi
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Dominique Ducros
Marie (13 years)
Ali Rafie
Ali Rafie
Darius
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François Gibert
François I, the Guitarist
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Marion Hänsel
Pregnant Tightrope Walker