One Sings, the Other Doesn't
You are not born a woman… you become one.
122 mins
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.
Robert Dadiès
Jérôme
Mona Mairesse
Pomme's Mother
François Courbin
Mathieu (9 months)
Salomé Wimille
Marie (3 years)
Nicole Clément
Philosophy Teacher
Dane Porret
Rocker Yéyé
Fred Maubert
Commissioner
Dominique Ducros
Marie (13 years)
François Gibert
François I, the Guitarist
Jean Van Der Swalnen
Suzanne's Father
Isabelle Eduards
Marie (5 years)
Frédéric Boyot
Mathieu (2½ years)
Gilberte Sallé
Social Worker
Élise
The One with Stage Fright
Jean-Pierre Pellegrin
Dr. Pierre Aubanel
Laurent Plagne
Mathieu (11 and 15 years)
Bénédicte Charonnet
Carla, Marie's Friend
Evelyne Tonietto
Evelyne (Planning)
Élise Beltrame
Élise
Josette
Waitress
Lucia
The One Who Doesn't Know
Elsa
The One Who Tells Suzanne Off
Jeanine Braendlin
The One Who Challenges the Song
Joëlle Papineau
Joëlle
Micou Papineau
Micou
Doudou Greffier
Doudou
Laetitia Rojas
Suzanne (2 years)
Charles Van Damme
Director of Photography
Tamani Berkani
Makeup Artist
Franckie Diago
Costume Design
Franckie Diago
Production Design
Jacques Bissières
Sound Assistant
Françoise Thévenot
Assistant Editor
Jean-Claude Mallet
Assistant Director
Jesús Navarro
Sound Assistant
François Gibert
Sound Assistant
Elizabeth Prouvost
Assistant Camera
Graziella Martinez
Choreographer
Marie-Noëlle Hauville
Production Secretary
Nurith Aviv
Assistant Camera
Alice Chazelles
Script Supervisor