
The Mother and the Whore (1973)
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.
Director: Jean Eustache
Writer: Jean Eustache
The Cast

Bernadette Lafont
Marie

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alexandre

Françoise Lebrun
Veronika

Isabelle Weingarten
Gilberte

Jacques Renard
Alexandre's Friend

Jean-Noël Picq
Offenbach's Fan

Jessa Darrieux
The friend with the injured hand

Berthe Granval
Marie's Friend

Geneviève Mnich
Veronika's Friend

Marinka Matuszewski

Jean-Claude Biette
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Pierre Cottrell
(uncredited)

Jean Douchet
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Bernard Eisenschitz
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Jean Eustache
Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)

Caroline Loeb
A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)

Noël Simsolo
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

André Téchiné
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Douchka
(uncredited)
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