The Lacemaker
May 25 1977
•2h 47m
•Drama, Romance
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
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Isabelle Huppert
Beatrice 'Pomme'
Yves Beneyton
François Béligné
Florence Giorgetti
Marylène
Renate Schroeter
Marianne
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