L'une chante, l'autre pas (1977)
"You are not born a woman… you become one."

Title: One Sings, the Other Doesn't
Original Title: L'une chante, l'autre pas
Release Date: 1977-03-09
Status: Released
Rating: 7.126/10 (from 99 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Ciné-Tamaris, INLC, Paradise, SFP, INA
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

Thérèse Liotard
Suzanne

Valérie Mairesse
Pauline aka Pomme

Robert Dadiès
Jérôme

Mona Mairesse
Pomme's Mother

Francis Lemaire
Pomme's Father

François Courbin
Mathieu (9 months)

Salomé Wimille
Marie (3 years)

Nicole Clément
Philosophy Teacher

Patricia Cartier
Chorus Friend

Sapho
Painted Chorus Girl