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The Mother and the Whore

Original title: La Maman et la Putain

★ 7.3 TMDB Rating · 206 votes

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
Release date
May 17, 1973
Original language
French
Origin
France

Cast of The Mother and the Whore

  • Portrait of Jean-Pierre Léaud

    Jean-Pierre Léaud

    Alexandre

  • Portrait of Bernadette Lafont

    Bernadette Lafont

    Marie

  • Portrait of Françoise Lebrun

    Françoise Lebrun

    Veronika

  • Portrait of Isabelle Weingarten

    Isabelle Weingarten

    Gilberte

  • Jacques Renard

    Alexandre's Friend

  • Jean-Noël Picq

    Offenbach's Fan

  • Portrait of Berthe Granval

    Berthe Granval

    Marie's Friend

  • Portrait of Geneviève Mnich

    Geneviève Mnich

    Veronika's Friend

  • Jessa Darrieux

    The friend with the injured hand

  • Marinka Matuszewski

  • Portrait of Jean-Claude Biette

    Jean-Claude Biette

    Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

  • Pierre Cottrell

    (uncredited)

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