One Sings, the Other Doesn't

The story

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.

Cast

T Thérèse LiotardSuzanne V Valérie MairessePauline aka Pomme R Robert DadièsJérôme M Mona MairessePomme's Mother F Francis LemairePomme's Father F François CourbinMathieu (9 months) S Salomé WimilleMarie (3 years) N Nicole ClémentPhilosophy Teacher P Patricia CartierChorus Friend S SaphoPainted Chorus Girl D Dane PorretRocker Yéyé F Françoise BetteConcierge

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F Fred MaubertCommissioner G Gisèle HalimiGisèle Halimi D Dominique DucrosMarie (13 years) A Ali RafieDarius F François GibertFrançois I, the Guitarist M Marion HänselPregnant Tightrope Walker J Jean Van Der SwalnenSuzanne's Father G Gilette BarbierSuzanne's Mother I Isabelle EduardsMarie (5 years) F Frédéric BoyotMathieu (2½ years) G Gilberte SalléSocial Worker É ÉliseThe One with Stage Fright J Jean-Pierre PellegrinDr. Pierre Aubanel L Laurent PlagneMathieu (11 and 15 years) B Bénédicte CharonnetCarla, Marie's Friend E Evelyne ToniettoEvelyne (Planning) É Élise BeltrameÉlise J JosetteWaitress L LuciaThe One Who Doesn't Know E ElsaThe One Who Tells Suzanne Off J Jeanine BraendlinThe One Who Challenges the Song J Joëlle PapineauJoëlle M Micou PapineauMicou D Doudou GreffierDoudou F François WertheimerFrançois II, the Flutist M Mathieu DemyZorro, his Son L Laetitia RojasSuzanne (2 years) R Rosalie VardaMarie (17 years) A Agnès VardaNarrator (voice) (uncredited)