Movie: The Lacemaker

Top 10 Billed Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert

Beatrice 'Pomme'

Yves Beneyton
Yves Beneyton

François Béligné

Florence Giorgetti
Florence Giorgetti

Marylène

Renate Schroeter
Renate Schroeter

Marianne

Annemarie Düringer
Annemarie Düringer

Pomme’s mother

Michel de Ré
Michel de Ré

Painter

Monique Chaumette
Monique Chaumette

Mrs. Béligné

Jean Obé
Jean Obé

Mr. Béligné

Christian Baltauss
Christian Baltauss

Gérard

Sabine Azéma
Sabine Azéma

Corinne

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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.

  • Release Date

    1977-05-25

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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