One Sings, the Other Doesn't (L'Une chante, l'autre pas) (1977) - Rotten Tomatoes

One Sings, the Other Doesn't (L'Une chante, l'autre pas) (1977)

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80%

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AUDIENCE SCORE

86%

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Agnés Varda's enchanting ode to female friendship and liberation ispart blissed-out bohemian musical, part revolutionary cri de coeur.Spanning more than a decade, it traces the ups and downs -abortion,heartbreak, marriage, motherhood - of two friends, Pauline (Mairesse)and Suzanne (Liotard). Even as their lives radically diverge, theyremain steadfastly devoted to one another while finding ways toempower other women: one as a traveling feminist folk singer, theother as a reproductive rights activist. Set against France'spro-choice struggle of which Varda herself was on the frontlines thistender and intimate epic celebrates the power of women to lift oneanother up.

Cast

Valérie Mairesse
as Pauline
Thérèse Liotard
as Suzanne
Ali Raffi
as Darius
Robert Dadiès
as Jerome
Jean-Pierre Pellegrin
as Pierre
François Wertheimer
as Francois II
Francis Le Maire
as Pomme's father
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Critic Reviews for One Sings, the Other Doesn't (L'Une chante, l'autre pas)

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If "One Sings, the Other Doesn't" is something of a thesis movie, that thesis takes shape gently, with equal parts documentary grit and dreamlike evanescence.

July 23, 2018 | Full Review…
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Goes on to become one of the most appealing films by a French director whose best work has always found a balance between the heart and the mind.

July 2, 2018 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
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The film is a breath of fresh air for simultaneously channeling radical attitudes and evading wallowing in bitter or toxic scenarios.

May 31, 2018 | Full Review…
Top Critic

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.

May 25, 2010 | Full Review…
Top Critic

Despite its historical importance and its relevance to contemporary debate, [One Sings, the Other Doesn't] hasn't, in itself, dated well.

June 7, 2018 | Full Review…

[a] delightfully gonzo song-studded paean to sisterhood...

June 4, 2018 | Rating: A | Full Review…
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