One Sings, the Other Doesn't
1977The 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.
Acted in
Thérèse Liotard
as Suzanne
Valérie Mairesse
as Pauline aka Pomme
Robert Dadiès
as Jérôme
Mona Mairesse
as Pomme's Mother
Francis Lemaire
as Pomme's Father
François Courbin
as Mathieu (9 months)
Salomé Wimille
as Marie (3 years)
Nicole Clément
as Philosophy Teacher
Patricia Cartier
as Chorus Friend
Sapho
as Painted Chorus Girl
Dane Porret
as Rocker Yéyé
Françoise Bette
as Concierge
Fred Maubert
as Commissioner
Gisèle Halimi
as Gisèle Halimi
Dominique Ducros
as Marie (13 years)
Ali Rafie
as Darius
François Gibert
as François I, the Guitarist
Marion Hänsel
as Pregnant Tightrope Walker
Jean Van Der Swalnen
as Suzanne's Father
Gilette Barbier
as Suzanne's Mother
Isabelle Eduards
as Marie (5 years)
Frédéric Boyot
as Mathieu (2½ years)
Gilberte Sallé
as Social Worker
Élise
as The One with Stage Fright
Jean-Pierre Pellegrin
as Dr. Pierre Aubanel
Laurent Plagne
as Mathieu (11 and 15 years)
Bénédicte Charonnet
as Carla, Marie's Friend
Evelyne Tonietto
as Evelyne (Planning)
Élise Beltrame
as Élise
Josette
as Waitress
Lucia
as The One Who Doesn't Know
Elsa
as The One Who Tells Suzanne Off
Jeanine Braendlin
as The One Who Challenges the Song
Joëlle Papineau
as Joëlle
Micou Papineau
as Micou
Doudou Greffier
as Doudou
François Wertheimer
as François II, the Flutist
Mathieu Demy
as Zorro, his Son
Laetitia Rojas
as Suzanne (2 years)
Rosalie Varda
as Marie (17 years)
Agnès Varda
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)