The Lacemaker

Directed by Claude Goretta

Written by Claude Goretta, Pascal Lainé, Pascal Lainé

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

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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Christian Peythieu

Friend with the theory of boxes

Heribert Sasse

Student friend of François