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One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977)

One Sings, the Other Doesn't poster
Original title
L'une chante, l'autre pas
Directed by
Agnès Varda
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
2h
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 119 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two women from different backgrounds meet as teenagers and form a friendship that lasts over 14 years. The film follows their separate journeys through love, work, and activism as they navigate the changing roles of women in 1970s France.

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What happens

One Sings, the Other Doesn't (French: L'une chante, l'autre pas) is a 1977 French film written and directed by Agnès Varda that focuses on the lives of two women over 14 years against the backdrop of the women's movement in 1970s France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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