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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the César Award for Best Actress (1978)
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Based on
Based on La Dentellière
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Filming locations
Filmed in Paris
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Music
Music by Pierre Jansen
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jean Boffety
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Claude GorettaWriter
- Pascal LainéNovel, Screenplay
- Original title
- La Dentellière
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 25, 1977
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- Germany, France, Switzerland
Cast
Isabelle HuppertBeatrice 'Pomme'
Yves BeneytonFrançois Béligné
Florence GiorgettiMarylène
Renate SchroeterMarianne
Annemarie DüringerPomme’s mother
Michel de RéPainter
Monique ChaumetteMrs. Béligné
Jean ObéMr. Béligné
Christian BaltaussGérard
Sabine AzémaCorinne- Christian PeythieuFriend with the theory of boxes
Heribert SasseStudent friend of François
Jeanne AllardThérèse
Odile PoissonSalon cashier
Gilberte GéniatGrocer- Valentine Albin
- Agnès Château
- Bertrand De Hautefort
Suzanne Berthois
Yan Brian
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