One Sings, the Other Doesn't
1977·France·115 min.
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The intertwined lives of two women in 1970's 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.
DirectorAgnès Varda
ScreenwriterAgnès Varda
MusicFrançois Wertheimer
CinematographyCharles Van Damme
CastValérie Mairesse·Thérèse Liotard·Gisèle Halimi·Marion Hänsel·Ali Raffi·Jean-Pierre Pellegrin·Mona Mairesse·Francis Lemaire
Original titleL'une chante, l'autre pas (One Sings, the Other Doesn't)