One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)

  • NR
  • 09/23/1977 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h

You are not born a woman… you become one.

Overview

In this story of friendship and reproductive rights, 14 years in the relationship between two very dissimilar women are chronicled. Pauline is a middle-class city girl, at odds with her very conventional family. Suzanne is several years older, a country girl with two illegitimate children and another (whom she cannot support) on the way. Pauline loans Suzanne money for an abortion. At this point, the two separate and communicate mainly through postcards. Some years later, they meet at an abortion rally, and they have many adventures and stories to share with one another.

Agnès Varda

Director, Writer

Cast

Thérèse Liotard's headshot

Thérèse Liotard

Suzanne
Valérie Mairesse's headshot

Valérie Mairesse

Pauline
Robert Dadiès's headshot

Robert Dadiès

Jérôme
Mona Mairesse's headshot

Mona Mairesse

Pomme's Mother
Francis Lemaire's headshot

Francis Lemaire

Pomme's Father
Ali Rafie's headshot

Ali Rafie

Darius
Mathieu Demy's headshot

Mathieu Demy

Zorro
François Courbin's headshot

François Courbin

Mathieu 9 Months

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