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One Sings, the Other Doesn't

Play trailer Poster for One Sings, the Other Doesn't Released Sep 24, 1977 1h 45m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 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 Full Review Carson Timar ClapperCast Varda does a wonderful job here both at capturing history and analyzing the future. Jul 8, 2023 Full Review Rick Chatenever Santa Cruz Sentinel It is to director Varda's credit that the portrayals ring so true, and touch so deeply. Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member @NYFF55 Walter Reade Theatre Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 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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Movie Info

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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