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One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)

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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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Cast & Crew

Director
Agnès Varda
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    Suzanne Thérèse Liotard
  • Profile picture of Valérie Mairesse
    Pauline aka Pomme Valérie Mairesse
  • Profile picture of Francis Lemaire
    Pomme's Father Francis Lemaire
  • Profile picture of Patricia Cartier
    Chorus Friend Patricia Cartier
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    Painted Chorus Girl Sapho
  • Profile picture of Françoise Bette
    Concierge Françoise Bette
  • Profile picture of Gisèle Halimi
    Gisèle Halimi Gisèle Halimi
  • Profile picture of Ali Rafie
    Darius Ali Rafie

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