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The Lacemaker(1977)
Status: Released
Date: 1977-05-25
68%
79 Votes
Time: 1h 47m
Overview:
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
Germany,
France,
Switzerland
ProductionCompanies: 
Citel Films
Filmproduktion Janus
Action Films
Movie: The Lacemaker
Top 10 Billed Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Beatrice 'Pomme'
Yves Beneyton
François Béligné
Florence Giorgetti
Marylène
Renate Schroeter
Marianne
Annemarie Düringer
Pomme’s mother
Michel de Ré
Painter
Monique Chaumette
Mrs. Béligné
Jean Obé
Mr. Béligné
Christian Baltauss
Gérard
Sabine Azéma
Corinne
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