Film · Drama, Romance
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
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.
- Director
- Jean Eustache
- Writers
- Jean Eustache
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- May 17, 1973
- Original title
- La Maman et la Putain
Cast
Jean-Pierre LéaudAlexandre
Bernadette LafontMarie
Françoise LebrunVeronika
Isabelle WeingartenGilberte- Jacques RenardAlexandre's Friend
- Jean-Noël PicqOffenbach's Fan
Berthe GranvalMarie's Friend
Geneviève MnichVeronika's Friend- Jessa DarrieuxThe friend with the injured hand
- Marinka Matuszewski
Jean-Claude BietteCafé Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)- Pierre Cottrell(uncredited)
Jean DouchetCafé de Flore's Customer (uncredited)- Bernard EisenschitzCafé de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Jean EustacheMan in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)
Caroline LoebA young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)
Noël SimsoloCafé de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
André TéchinéCafé Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)- DouchkaThe woman with the bandage (uncredited)
