Movielogr
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
Directed by Jean Eustache
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.
Length 219 minutes
Actors
Bernadette Lafont | Jean-Pierre Léaud | Françoise Lebrun | Isabelle Weingarten | Jacques Renard | Jean-Noël Picq | Jessa Darrieux | Berthe Granval | Geneviève Mnich | Marinka Matuszewski | Jean-Claude Biette | Pierre Cottrell | Jean Douchet | Bernard Eisenschitz | Jean Eustache | Caroline Loeb | Noël Simsolo | André Téchiné | Douchka