

"You are not born a woman… you become one."
The intertwined lives of two women in 1970s France, set against the progress of the women's movement in which Agnes Varda was involved. Pomme and Suzanne meet when Pomme helps Suzanne obtain an abortion after a third pregnancy which she cannot afford. They lose contact but meet again ten years later. Pomme has become an unconventional singer, Suzanne a serious community worker - despite the contrast they remain friends and share in the various dramas of each others' lives, in the process affirming their different female identities.
Suzanne

Pauline aka Pomme

Jérôme
Pomme's Mother
Pomme's Father

Mathieu (9 months)
Marie (3 years)
Philosophy Teacher
Chorus Friend

Painted Chorus Girl

Rocker Yéyé
Concierge

Commissioner
Gisèle Halimi

Marie (13 years)
Darius

François I, the Guitarist
Pregnant Tightrope Walker

Suzanne's Father
Suzanne's Mother

Marie (5 years)
Mathieu (2½ years)
Social Worker
The One with Stage Fright
Dr. Pierre Aubanel
Mathieu (11 and 15 years)
Carla, Marie's Friend
Evelyne (Planning)
Élise
Waitress
The One Who Doesn't Know
The One Who Tells Suzanne Off
The One Who Challenges the Song
Joëlle
Micou
Doudou
François II, the Flutist

Zorro, his Son

Suzanne (2 years)
Marie (17 years)

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
