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One Sings, the Other Doesn't

You are not born a woman… you become one.

7.1

1977•2h 2m

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

Photo of Thérèse Liotard

Thérèse Liotard

Suzanne

Photo of Valérie Mairesse

Valérie Mairesse

Pauline aka Pomme

Photo of Francis Lemaire

Francis Lemaire

Pomme's Father

Photo of Patricia Cartier

Patricia Cartier

Chorus Friend

Photo of Sapho

Sapho

Painted Chorus Girl

Photo of Françoise Bette

Françoise Bette

Concierge

Photo of Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

Photo of Ali Rafie

Ali Rafie

Darius

Photo of Marion Hänsel

Marion Hänsel

Pregnant Tightrope Walker

Photo of Gilette Barbier

Gilette Barbier

Suzanne's Mother

Photo of François Wertheimer

François Wertheimer

François II, the Flutist

Photo of Mathieu Demy

Mathieu Demy

Zorro, his Son

Photo of Rosalie Varda

Rosalie Varda

Marie (17 years)

Photo of Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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