One Sings, the Other Doesn't

Synopsis

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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Cast

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  Thérèse Liotard
  Suzanne

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  Valérie Mairesse
  Pauline aka Pomme

• R

  Robert Dadiès
  Jérôme

• M

  Mona Mairesse
  Pomme's Mother

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  Francis Lemaire
  Pomme's Father

• F

  François Courbin
  Mathieu (9 months)

• S

  Salomé Wimille
  Marie (3 years)

• N

  Nicole Clément
  Philosophy Teacher

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  Patricia Cartier
  Chorus Friend

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  Sapho
  Painted Chorus Girl

• D

  Dane Porret
  Rocker Yéyé

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  Françoise Bette
  Concierge

• F

  Fred Maubert
  Commissioner

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  Gisèle Halimi
  Gisèle Halimi

• D

  Dominique Ducros
  Marie (13 years)

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  Ali Rafie
  Darius

• F

  François Gibert
  François I, the Guitarist

• M

  Marion Hänsel
  Pregnant Tightrope Walker