The Lacemaker

La Dentellière

1977·107'

Claude Goretta

DramaRomance

FR - French

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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.

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