''The Lacemaker'' (french: La Dentellière) is a 1977 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Claude Goretta Claude Goretta (23 June 1929 – 20 February 2019) was a Swiss television producer and film director. Life and Career His 1973 film '' L'Invitation'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1981 film '' La pr ...

and starring

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

and Yves Beneyton. It is based on the 1974

Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French literature, given by the académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year". The prize carries a symbolic reward o ...

winning novel '' La Dentellière'' by Pascal Lainé.

Plot

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, the shy and virginal Béatrice (known as "Pomme") lives with her mother and works in a hairdressing salon, where her only friend is the lively Marylène. Left by her lover, Marylène suggests that the two girls take a holiday by the sea at

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. There Marylène soon goes off with a new man, leaving Béatrice on her own. Befriended by the shy student François, the two become lovers and Béatrice moves into his room in Paris. Though he introduces her to his well-off parents and his intellectual friends, she is unable to mix in their worlds. Her deep reserve begins to annoy him and they split up. Losing interest in life, she ends up in a mental hospital. Full of remorse, François visits her but she wants nothing: she has found a quiet place that suits her inwardness. In her silent anonymity, she is like the unknown girls in paintings such as

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's '' The Lacemaker''.

Cast

as Pomme * Yves Beneyton as François * Florence Giorgetti as Marylène * Annemarie Düringer as Pomme's mother (as Anne-Marie Düringer) * Renate Schroeter as Marianne (as Renata Schroeter) * Monique Chaumette as the mother of François * Jean Obé as the father of François * Christian Baltauss as Gérard, partner of Marianne *

Sabine Azéma Sabine Azéma (born 20 September 1949) is a French stage and film actress and director. Born in Paris, she graduated from the Paris Conservatory of Dramatic Arts. Career Her film career began in 1975. Azéma appeared in '' A Sunday in the ...

as Corinne (as Sabine Azema)

Awards and nominations

* BAFTA Awards (UK) **Won: Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (Isabelle Huppert) *

1977 Cannes Film Festival The 30th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 27 May 1977. The Palme d'Or went to the ''Padre Padrone'' by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. A new non-competitive section, "Le Passé composé", is held at this festival only and focuses on compilatio ...

(France) **Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Claude Goretta; tied with J.A. Martin photographe) **Nominated:

Golden Palm The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

(Claude Goretta) *

César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...

(France) **Nominated: Best Actress – Leading Role (Isabelle Huppert) **Nominated: Best Actress – Supporting Role (Florence Giorgetti) **Nominated: Best Film * David di Donatello Awards (Italy) **Won: Best Foreign Actress (Isabelle Huppert)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lacemaker, The 1977 films 1977 drama films French drama films 1970s French-language films Films directed by Claude Goretta Films based on French novels Films set in Paris 1970s French films

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