The Mother and the Whore
La Maman et la Putain
1973·219'
DramaRomance
FR - French
Stills
20Aimless 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.
Cast
Bernadette Lafont Marie
Jean-Pierre Léaud Alexandre
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)Screenings in Brussels
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