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One Sings, the Other Doesn't

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Two Frenchwomen (Valérie Mairesse, Thérèse Liotard) have a close friendship through years of personal growth and social change.
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Spanning over a decade, One Sings, The Other Doesn't is a thoughtfully radical tale of two friends that captures female solidarity with an honest beat set to the fight for women's rights.

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Susan Stark Detroit Free Press Mar 8, 2023
One sings; the other doesn't. None of that matters. In Ms. Varda's world, an ideal yet to be realized, they are the same -- root and stock. They are women. Go to Full Review Kathleen Carroll New York Daily News Mar 8, 2023
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It's light, easy on the eye, and almost guaranteed to leave everyone in an ebullient mood. Go to Full Review Charles Champlin Los Angeles Times Mar 8, 2023
While One Sings, the Other Doesn't is obviously a strong personal statement about women now, it is so beautifully particularized by the storyteller and her principals that it is a demonstration and never a lecture. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025
You could call the film a feminist musical but it’s also a touching film about friendship, sisterhood, and creating a meaningful life for oneself, and Varda’s portrait empathizes with almost every character in the film. Go to Full Review Carson Timar ClapperCast Jul 8, 2023
Varda does a wonderful job here both at capturing history and analyzing the future. Go to Full Review Rick Chatenever Santa Cruz Sentinel Mar 8, 2023
It is to director Varda's credit that the portrayals ring so true, and touch so deeply. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Agnès Varda

Director

Valérie Mairesse

Pauline alias Pomme

Thérèse Liotard

Suzanne Galibier

Ali Raffi

Darius

Robert Dadies

Jérôme

Jean-Pierre Pellegrin

Docteur Pierre Aubanel

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Synopsis Two Frenchwomen (Valérie Mairesse, Thérèse Liotard) have a close friendship through years of personal growth and social change.
Director
Agnès Varda
Producer
Agnès Varda
Screenwriter
Agnès Varda
Distributor
Ciné-tamaris
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 24, 1977, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.2K
Runtime
1h 45m
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