One Sings, the Other Doesn't Blu-ray

Release Year: 1977

Runtime: 122 min

Director: Agnès Varda

Cast: Thérèse Liotard, Valérie Mairesse, Robert Dadiès, Mona Mairesse, Francis Lemaire

Studios: Ciné-Tamaris, Paradise Films, Population Films

The intertwined lives of two women in 1970s France, set against the progress of the women's movement in which Agnes Varda was involved. Pomme and Suzanne meet when Pomme helps Suzanne obtain an abortion after a third pregnancy which she cannot afford. They lose contact but meet again ten years later. Pomme has become an unconventional singer, Suzanne a serious community worker - despite the contrast they remain friends and share in the various dramas of each others' lives, in the process affirming their different female identities.

Special Features:

New 2K digital restoration, supervised by director Agnès Varda and cinematographer Charlie Van Damme, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

Women Are Naturally Creative: Agnès Varda, a 1977 documentary directed by Katja Raganelli, featuring an interview with Varda shot during the making of the film, plus on-set interviews with actors Valérie Mairesse and Thérèse Liotard.

Réponse de femmes, a 1975 short film by Varda, on the question “What is a woman?”

Plaisir d’amour en Iran, a 1976 short film by Varda, starring Mairesse and Ali Raffi

Trailer

New English subtitle translation.

PLUS: An essay by critic Amy Taubin and excerpts from the film’s original press book

Technical Specifications:

• Monoaural
• In French with English Subtitles
• 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio