One Sings, the Other Doesn't

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 LiotardSuzanne

Valérie MairessePauline aka Pomme

Robert DadièsJérôme

Mona MairessePomme's Mother

Francis LemairePomme's Father

François CourbinMathieu (9 months)

Salomé WimilleMarie (3 years)

Nicole ClémentPhilosophy Teacher

Patricia CartierChorus Friend

SaphoPainted Chorus Girl

Dane PorretRocker Yéyé

Françoise BetteConcierge

Fred MaubertCommissioner

Gisèle HalimiGisèle Halimi

Dominique DucrosMarie (13 years)