The Lacemaker (1977)1h47
Drama · Romance
Director Claude Goretta
Also directed The Invitation, The Wonderful Crook, The Death of Mario Ricci, and 21 more
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
Yves Beneyton
Florence Giorgetti
Renate Schroeter
Annemarie Düringer
Michel de Ré
Monique Chaumette
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