Film Screening: One Sings, the Other Doesn't
When:
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 2:00p -
4:30p
Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 2:00p -
4:30p
Where:
Wasserman Cinematheque at Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Date Idea, Movies, Rainy Day Ideas
Event website:
https://www.brandeis.edu/rose/programs/2026/film-screening-one-sings-the-other-doesnt.html
Join us for a screening of Agnès Varda's beloved feminist classic One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977), a joyful celebration of friendship, love, motherhood, and the freedom to define one's own life. The film has been a lasting source of inspiration for Jenna Gribbon, who has said, "Agnès Varda is probably my biggest influence outside of painting." Like Varda, Gribbon finds beauty in everyday relationships, revealing the quiet intimacy, tenderness, and complexity of shared lives.
Presented in conjunction with Jenna Gribbon: Entwined, the screening will be introduced by Brandeis Professor Sophia Niehaus. Following the film, Niehaus will be joined by Entwined co-curator Chad Sirois for a conversation exploring the rich connections between Varda's groundbreaking cinema and Gribbon's paintings, inviting audiences to discover how two visionary artists reimagine family, intimacy, caregiving, and the transformative power of love.
FILM SYNOPSIS
Agnès Varda’s unsung feminist anthem is both a buoyant chronicle of a transformative friendship and an empowering vision of universal sisterhood. When seventeen-year-old Pauline (Valérie Mairesse) helps struggling mother of two Suzanne (Thérèse Liotard) procure the money for an abortion, a deep bond forms between the two, one that endures over the course of more than a decade as each searches for her place in the world—encountering the dawning of the women’s movement, dreamy boho musical numbers, and an Iranian adventure along the way. Initially divisive for its sunny, idealized view of female liberation, One Sings, the Other Doesn’t now seems all the more radical—and all the more vital—for its unabashedly utopian spirit.
Run time: 121 minutes; presented in French with English subtitles.
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