The Lacemaker

1977 · La Dentellière

Directed by

Claude Goretta

Starring

Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti

Runtime

1h 47m

Country

USA

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.