The Lacemaker

1977 · 1h 47m

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.

Directed by Claude Goretta

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

Beatrice 'Pomme'

Yves Beneyton

François Béligné

Florence Giorgetti

Marylène

Renate Schroeter

Marianne

Annemarie Düringer

Pomme’s mother