The Mother and the Whore
French · La Maman et la Putain
Directed by Jean Eustache
Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.
- Released
- 17 May 1973
- Runtime
- 219 min
- Also known as
- Moderen og luderen, Äiti ja huora, A mama és a kurva, ママと娼婦
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Writer
- Jean Eustache
- Cinematography
- Pierre Lhomme
- Editors
- Denise de Casabianca, Jean Eustache
- Elsewhere
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- Drama
- Romance
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Cast
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alexandre
Bernadette Lafont
Marie
Françoise Lebrun
Veronika
Isabelle Weingarten
Gilberte
Jacques Renard
Alexandre's Friend
Jean-Noël Picq
Offenbach's Fan
Berthe Granval
Marie's Friend
Geneviève Mnich
Veronika's Friend
Jessa Darrieux
The friend with the injured hand
Marinka Matuszewski
Jean-Claude Biette
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Pierre Cottrell
(uncredited)
