The Mother and the Whore
Released
May 1, 1973
Runtime: 3h 39m
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 & Crew
Bernadette Lafont
Marie
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alexandre
Françoise Lebrun
Veronika
Isabelle Weingarten
Gilberte
- JR
Jacques Renard
Alexandre's Friend
- JP
Jean-Noël Picq
Offenbach's Fan
Berthe Granval
Marie's Friend
Geneviève Mnich
Veronika's Friend
- JD
Jessa Darrieux
The friend with the injured hand
- MM
Marinka Matuszewski
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Jean-Claude Biette
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
- PC
Pierre Cottrell
(uncredited)
Jean Douchet
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
- BE
Bernard Eisenschitz
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Jean Eustache
Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)
Caroline Loeb
A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)
Noël Simsolo
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
André Téchiné
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Jean Eustache
Director
Jean Eustache
Writer
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