Why it may be worth watching
- The Lacemaker combines Drama and Romance elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti.
- Viewers currently rate it 6.8/10 from 83 votes.
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The Lacemaker
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.
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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
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Drama, Romance.
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Themes and topics
normandy, francesocial classbeauticianclassismmismatched relationship
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