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The Mother and the Whore

7.4 219 mins Drama   Romance   1973
V. M. Productions   Ciné Qua Non   Les Films du Losange   Simar Films   Elite Film  
Director(s): Jean Eustache

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.

Casts of The Mother and the Whore

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Alexandre

Françoise Lebrun

as Veronika

Isabelle Weingarten

as Gilberte

Jacques Renard

as Alexandre's Friend

Jean-Noël Picq

as Offenbach's Fan

Jessa Darrieux

as The friend with the injured hand

Berthe Granval

as Marie's Friend

Geneviève Mnich

as Veronika's Friend

Jean-Claude Biette

as Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Pierre Cottrell

as (uncredited)

Jean Douchet

as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Bernard Eisenschitz

as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Jean Eustache

as Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)

Caroline Loeb

as A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)

Noël Simsolo

as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

André Téchiné

as Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Douchka

as (uncredited)

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