The Lacemaker (1977)
Pomme is a meek and mild French beautician whose life takes a fateful turn during a vacation to Normandy. She becomes the lover of middle-class literature-student François. The relationship sours when François takes her home to meet his parents, thanks in no small part to their differing social backgrounds.
Director:
Claude Goretta
Writer:
Pascal Lainé
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Isabelle Huppert as Beatrice 'Pomme' |
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Yves Beneyton as François Béligné |
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Florence Giorgetti as Marylène |
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Renate Schroeter as Marianne |
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Annemarie Düringer as Pomme’s mother |
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Michel de Ré as Painter |
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Monique Chaumette as Mrs. Béligné |
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Jean Obé as Mr. Béligné |
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Christian Baltauss as Gérard |
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Sabine Azéma as Corinne |
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Christian Peythieu as Friend with the theory of boxes |
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Heribert Sasse as Student friend of François |
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Jeanne Allard as Thérèse |
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Odile Poisson as Salon cashier |
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Gilberte Géniat as Grocer |
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Valentine Albin as |
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Agnès Château as |
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Bertrand De Hautefort as |
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Suzanne Berthois as |
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Yan Brian as |
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Nicole Chomo as |
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Maud Darsy as |
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Jacques Dichamp as |
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Michèle Hamelin as |
| Directing | Claude Goretta | Director |
| Writing | Claude Goretta | Writer |
| Writing | Pascal Lainé | Novel |
| Production | Lise Fayolle | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Jean Boffety | Director of Photography |
| Art | Serge Etter | Production Design |
| Writing | Pascal Lainé | Screenplay |
| Production | Daniel Toscan du Plantier | Producer |
| Sound | Pierre Jansen | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Daniel Messère | Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Fouquier D'Herouel | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Patrick Grandperret | Assistant Director |
| Production | Klaus Hellwig | Associate Producer |
| Production | Yves Peyrot | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bernard Lorain | Production Manager |
| Directing | Laurent Ferrier | Assistant Director |
| Art | Claude Chevant | Production Design |
| Sound | Bernard Chaumeil | Sound |
| Sound | Pierre Gamet | Sound |
| Editing | Joële Van Effenterre | Editor |
| Camera | Jean-Paul Rosa da Costa | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Nelly Meunier | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Martine Charasson | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Jean-Louis Melin | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Anne-Marie Fallot | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Claude Villand | Sound Mixer |