The Lacemaker (1977)

A reserved young woman moves into an apartment with a young student she met while on vacation.

Director:

Claude Goretta

Writers:

Claude Goretta, Pascal Lainé (novel)

Stars:

Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti

Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Isabelle Huppert	...	Pomme
Yves Beneyton	...	François
Florence Giorgetti	...	Marylène
Annemarie Düringer	...	Pomme's mother (as Anne-Marie Düringer)
Renate Schroeter	...	François' girlfriend (as Renata Schroeter)
Michel de Ré	...	The painter
Monique Chaumette	...	La mère de François
Jean Obé	...	Le père de François
Christian Baltauss	...	Gérard
Christian Peythieu
Heribert Sasse
Jeanne Allard
Odile Poisson	...	La caisière
Gilberte Géniat	...	(as Gilberte Geniat)
Sabine Azéma	...	Corinne (as Sabine Azema)

Storyline

Beatrice is a very reserved and quiet young woman. Her friend Marylene is left by her lover and brings her to Cabourg (Normandy) for a few days' vacation. There, Beatrice, an apprentice hairdresser, meets Francois, a middle-class intellectual. Francois becomes her first lover, but their social and cultural differences get in the way of happiness.

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Plot Keywords:

intellectual | hairdresser | female rear nudity | female full frontal nudity | virgin | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France Switzerland West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

8 October 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Lacemaker

Filming Locations:

Cabourg, Calvados, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action Films, Citel Films, Filmproduktion Janus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (2004)

User Reviews

Swiss director Claude Goretta films a tender relationship that was doomed to failure.

Class differences are extremely detrimental to human relationships especially to relationships which involve love between a man and a woman.However hard one may try,one cannot really get rid of class differences in daily lives.Swiss film 'The Lacemaker' is sincere in its depiction of a tender love affair which was bound to fail from its inception.Based on a Goncourt prize winning novel by Pascal Lainé, 'La Dentellière' reveals actress Isabelle Huppert in one of the most sensible roles of her acting career.It is with great confidence and ease that she plays the role of a shy woman who is not too enthusiastic about getting into relationships with men.However,a chance meeting with an intelligent boy changes her life for good.La Dentellière succeeds as it depicts how vulnerable some women can be.It is neither anti women nor pro men but it has something for intelligent viewers who would like to be impartial judges of male female relationships.Those who have deep knowledge of French cinema would not fail in recognizing young actress Sabine Azéma playing a minor role.