One Sings, the Other Doesn't

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One Sings, the Other Doesn't

Released Sep 24, 1977

1h 45m

Drama

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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

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.

Mar 8, 2023

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Kathleen Carroll

New York Daily News

It's light, easy on the eye, and almost guaranteed to leave everyone in an ebullient mood.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 8, 2023

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Charles Champlin

Los Angeles Times

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.

Mar 8, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

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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.

Apr 29, 2025

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Carson Timar

ClapperCast

Varda does a wonderful job here both at capturing history and analyzing the future.

Jul 8, 2023

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Rick Chatenever

Santa Cruz Sentinel

It is to director Varda's credit that the portrayals ring so true, and touch so deeply.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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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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