The Lacemaker (1977)
Original title: La Dentellière
The Lacemaker is a 1977 French-language drama movie directed by Claude Goretta, with a running time of 1h 47m. It stars Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton and Florence Giorgetti.
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 as Beatrice 'Pomme'
- Yves Beneyton as François Béligné
- Florence Giorgetti as Marylène
- Renate Schroeter as Marianne
- Annemarie Düringer as Pomme’s mother
- Michel de Ré as Painter
- Monique Chaumette as Mrs. Béligné
- Jean Obé as Mr. Béligné
- Christian Baltauss as Gérard
- Sabine Azéma as Corinne
- Christian Peythieu as Friend with the theory of boxes
- Heribert Sasse as Student friend of François