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The Mother and the Whore

La Maman et la Putain

1973·219'

Jean Eustache

DramaRomance

★ 7.3

Letterboxd TMDB #48693

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.

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Cast

Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont Marie
Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean-Pierre Léaud Alexandre
Françoise Lebrun Françoise Lebrun Veronika
Isabelle Weingarten Isabelle Weingarten Gilberte
Jacques Renard Alexandre's Friend
Jean-Noël Picq Offenbach's Fan
Berthe Granval Berthe Granval Marie's Friend
Geneviève Mnich Geneviève Mnich Veronika's Friend
Jessa Darrieux The friend with the injured hand
Marinka Matuszewski
Jean-Claude Biette Jean-Claude Biette Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Pierre Cottrell (uncredited)

Screenings in Brussels

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