One Sings, the Other Doesn't

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.

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  • Release Date: 1977-03-09
  • Runtime: 2h 2min
  • Director: Agnès Varda

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    Cast

    • 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

    • François Gibert

      François I, the Guitarist

    • Marion Hänsel

      Pregnant Tightrope Walker

    • Jean Van Der Swalnen

      Suzanne's Father

    • Gilette Barbier

      Suzanne's Mother

    • Isabelle Eduards

      Marie (5 years)

    • Frédéric Boyot

      Mathieu (2½ years)

    • Gilberte Sallé

      Social Worker

    • Élise

      The One with Stage Fright

    • Jean-Pierre Pellegrin

      Dr. Pierre Aubanel

    • Laurent Plagne

      Mathieu (11 and 15 years)

    • Bénédicte Charonnet

      Carla, Marie's Friend

    • Evelyne Tonietto

      Evelyne (Planning)

    • Élise Beltrame

      Élise

    • Josette

      Waitress

    • Lucia

      The One Who Doesn't Know

    • Elsa

      The One Who Tells Suzanne Off

    • Jeanine Braendlin

      The One Who Challenges the Song

    • Joëlle Papineau

      Joëlle

    • Micou Papineau

      Micou

    • Doudou Greffier

      Doudou

    • François Wertheimer

      François II, the Flutist

    • Mathieu Demy

      Zorro, his Son

    • Laetitia Rojas

      Suzanne (2 years)

    • Rosalie Varda

      Marie (17 years)

    • Agnès Varda

      Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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