The Mother and the Whore
7.3
206 votes
May 17, 1973
3h 39m
Drama
Romance
Overview
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
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alexandre
Bernadette Lafont
Marie
Françoise Lebrun
Veronika
Isabelle Weingarten
GilberteJ
Jacques Renard
Alexandre's FriendJ
Jean-Noël Picq
Offenbach's Fan
Berthe Granval
Marie's Friend
Geneviève Mnich
Veronika's FriendJ
Jessa Darrieux
The friend with the injured handM
Marinka Matuszewski
Jean-Claude Biette
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)P
Pierre Cottrell
(uncredited)
Jean Douchet
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)B
Bernard Eisenschitz
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Jean Eustache
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