{"id":4601,"date":"2007-10-21T16:50:06","date_gmt":"2007-10-21T23:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4601"},"modified":"2020-12-11T20:23:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T03:23:06","slug":"one-sings-the-other-doesnt-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=4601","title":{"rendered":"One Sings, the Other Doesn&#8217;t (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;From Apple to Suzanne, from Suzanne to Apple, this little postal traffic was a sign of a deep and rather inexplicable friendship.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-the-Other-Doesnt-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-the-Other-Doesnt-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-the-Other-Doesnt-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-the-Other-Doesnt-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-the-Other-Doesnt-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA middle-class French teen (Valerie Mairesse) helps her older neighbor (Therese Liotard) secure money for a much-needed abortion, and a lifelong friendship ensues.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Friendship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>One Sings, the Other Doesn&#8217;t<\/em> is Belgian director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/main\/ntquery?s=agnes+varda&#038;gwp=8&#038;x=0&#038;y=0\">Agnes Varda<\/a>&#8216;s unabashed paean to female solidarity. As a narrative, it&#8217;s not all that successful: several plot devices (particularly the final one, involving Mairesse, her Iranian husband, and their baby) are clearly contrived, and Varda&#8217;s voice-over adds an unnecessary sense of solemnity to the proceedings. Making matters worse, Pomme (Mairesse) is not a very good singer, and the lyrics of her band&#8217;s ultra-feminist hymns (&#8220;I am woman, I am me&#8221;) come across as ultra-<em>laughable<\/em> today. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing-1536x916.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing-453x270.png 453w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Singing.png 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yet the film on a whole is so goodhearted and idealistic that one hesitates to fault it (or Varda) very harshly; it&#8217;s best viewed as a quaint if dated fable of womanhood and grassroots feminism. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Therese Liotard as Suzanne<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard-1024x619.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"387\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard-1536x929.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard-447x270.png 447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Liotard.png 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Valerie Mairesse as Pomme<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse-1536x927.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse-447x270.png 447w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Mairesse.png 1711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A heartfelt portrait of female solidarity<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"379\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-57182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2-1536x909.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2-456x270.png 456w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/One-Sings-Friendship2.png 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply for its historical importance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0076855\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/30\/movies\/one-sings-the-other-doesnt-agnes-varda.html\">NY Times Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/one-sings-the-other-doesnt\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;From Apple to Suzanne, from Suzanne to Apple, this little postal traffic was a sign of a deep and rather inexplicable friendship.&#8221; Synopsis: A middle-class French teen (Valerie Mairesse) helps her older neighbor (Therese Liotard) secure money for a much-needed abortion, and a lifelong friendship ensues. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues French Films Friendship Review: One Sings, the Other Doesn&#8217;t is Belgian director Agnes Varda&#8216;s unabashed paean to female solidarity. 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