The Mother and the Whore
La Maman et la Putain
Release: 1973-05-01
·Runtime: 219m
·★ 7.4
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
V. M. Productions
Ciné Qua Non
Les Films du Losange
Simar Films
Elite Film
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jean Douchet
as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
André Téchiné
as Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Alexandre
Françoise Lebrun
as Veronika
Geneviève Mnich
as Veronika's Friend
Caroline Loeb
as A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)
Noël Simsolo
as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Biette
as Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Isabelle Weingarten
as Gilberte
Jean Eustache
as Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)
Bernadette Lafont
as Marie
Berthe Granval
as Marie's Friend
Crew
Pierre Lhomme
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Luc Béraud
Assistant Director
Christian Fechner
Co-Producer
Bob Rafelson
Producer
Jean Eustache
Director, Editor, Writer
Marcel Berbert
Co-Producer
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Sound Recordist
Paul Lainé
Sound Recordist
Jean-Pierre Rassam
Co-Producer
Barbet Schroeder
Co-Producer
Claude Bertrand
Production Manager
Claude Berri
Co-Producer