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The Mother and the Whore (1973)

3h 39m · 17 May 1973
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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.

Movie ID17077
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorJean Eustache
Main castJean-Pierre Léaud, Bernadette Lafont, Françoise Lebrun, Isabelle Weingarten, Jacques Renard, Jean-Noël Picq, Berthe Granval, Geneviève Mnich
Release date17 May 1973
Release year1973
LanguageFrench
Duration219 min (3h 39m)
Rating7.3 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseV. M. Productions

Director: Jean Eustache
Writers: Jean Eustache

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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)

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