The Lacemaker
May 25, 1977 · 1h 47m · Drama, Romance
⭐ 6.8· 78 votes
Director Claude Goretta
Writer Claude Goretta
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Overview
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.
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Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Beatrice 'Pomme'
Yves Beneyton
François Béligné
Florence Giorgetti
Marylène
Renate Schroeter
Marianne
Annemarie Düringer
Pomme’s mother
Michel de Ré
Painter
Monique Chaumette
Mrs. Béligné
Jean Obé
Mr. Béligné
Christian Baltauss
Gérard
Sabine Azéma
Corinne
Christian Peythieu
Friend with the theory of boxes
Heribert Sasse
Student friend of François
Jeanne Allard
Thérèse
Odile Poisson
Salon cashier
Gilberte Géniat
Grocer
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