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1977 Drama Music 2h 2m

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

"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.

7.1 TMDB RATING
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Principal 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)

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