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One Sings, the Other Doesn't

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

1977

Agnès Varda

Valérie Mairesse, Thérèse Liotard, Gisèle Halimi, Marion Hänsel ...

7.1

747

Drama The intertwined lives of two women in 1970's 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"One of the most appealing films by a French director whose best work has always found a balance between the heart and the mind (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"[It] has some good sequences in it, is beautifully acted (...) is handsomely composed but, at key moments, it's as phony—as relentlessly schematic and upbeat—as Soviet neo‐realist art."	NEU
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"It's all very cute, full of pretty flowers and nice colors: a suburban matron's idea of liberation. Varda, who's been there, ought to know better."	NEU
United States	Carmen Gray Village Voice	"The film is a breath of fresh air for simultaneously channeling radical attitudes and evading wallowing in bitter or toxic scenarios."	POS
United States	Chris Barsanti The Playlist	"A giddy and thoughtful feminist musical (...) It’s a weird yet undeniable delight."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"[It] provides a considered escapist identification that mainstream cinema has traditionally denied women in its male-dominated fantasies."	POS

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