One Sings, the Other Doesn't (L'une chante, l'autre pas) 47 years old

You are not born a woman… you become one.

One Sings, the Other Doesn't

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.

Credits

One Sings, the Other Doesn't Cast

Name Character
Thérèse Liotard She was 27, now 75 years old as Suzanne
Francis Lemaire He was 40, 76 years old when he died as Le père de Pomme
Valérie Mairesse She was 21, now 69 years old as Pauline, dite "Pomme"
Mona Mairesse as La mère de Pomme
Robert Dadies as Jérôme

One Sings, the Other Doesn't Crew

Name Department
Joële Van Effenterre as Editor. She was 31 (now 79) years old Editing
François Wertheimer as Music. He was 29 (now 77) years old Sound
Charles Van Damme as Director of Photography. He was 30 (now 78) years old Camera
One Sings, the Other Doesn't poster
One Sings, the Other Doesn't (47 years)

You are not born a woman… you become one.

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 09, 1977
  • Runtime: 120 minutes