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One Sings, the Other Doesn't

1977 · 122 min · Director: Agnès Varda ★ IMDb 7.4 · 3,339 ratings

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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.

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One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Inspiration 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%
  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Inspiration, Love. Genres: Drama, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Inspiration and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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  • Empathy
  • Love
  • Hope

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Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

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Love
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 23 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyLoveHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Empathy45 %45 %8 %13 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Empathy48 %46 %14 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Empathy50 %46 %21 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 21′Empathy56 %49 %24 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 27′Sadness68 %58 %28 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 34′Hope68 %61 %40 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 40′Empathy61 %60 %41 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 46′Empathy60 %59 %36 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 52′Hope59 %54 %35 %48 %
47.5 %≈ 58′Empathy58 %45 %35 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 64′Love59 %43 %45 %38 %
57.5 %≈ 70′Empathy60 %51 %43 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 76′Empathy61 %60 %34 %32 %
67.5 %≈ 82′Empathy64 %61 %45 %34 %
72.5 %≈ 88′Love65 %60 %53 %31 %
77.5 %≈ 95′Sadness61 %54 %45 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 101′Hope55 %41 %41 %44 %
87.5 %≈ 107′Hope53 %35 %43 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 113′Hope57 %38 %50 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 119′Love67 %43 %63 %60 %
Rags to riches

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

VM
Valérie Mairesse

VM
Valérie Mairesse

Pauline aka Pomme

RD
Robert Dadiès

RD
Robert Dadiès

Jérôme

MM
Mona Mairesse

FL
Francis Lemaire

FL
Francis Lemaire

Pomme's Father

FC
François Courbin

SW
Salomé Wimille

NC
Nicole Clément

PC
Patricia Cartier

S
Sapho

DP
Dane Porret

Rocker Yéyé

FB
Françoise Bette

Concierge

FM
Fred Maubert

Commissioner

GH
Gisèle Halimi

Gisèle Halimi

DD
Dominique Ducros

Marie (13 years)

AR
Ali Rafie

Darius

FG
François Gibert

François I, the Guitarist

MH
Marion Hänsel

Pregnant Tightrope Walker

JV
Jean Van Der Swalnen

Suzanne's Father

GB
Gilette Barbier

Suzanne's Mother

Details

Directed by
Agnès Varda
Written by
Agnès Varda
Type
Movies
Released
1977
Runtime
122 min
Country
Belgium, France, Netherlands Antilles
Genres
Drama, Music
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 3,339 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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