The Mother and the Whore

The Mother and the Whore

The Mother and the Whore

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The Mother and the Whore

1973

3h 39m

7.3(190 votes)

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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Production Companies

Les Films du Losange

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Bernadette Lafont

Marie

Bernadette Lafont

Acting

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Alexandre

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Acting

Françoise Lebrun

Veronika

Françoise Lebrun

Acting

Isabelle Weingarten

Gilberte

Isabelle Weingarten

Directing

Jacques Renard

Alexandre's Friend

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Acting

Jean-Noël Picq

Offenbach's Fan

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Acting

Jessa Darrieux

The friend with the injured hand

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Acting

Berthe Granval

Marie's Friend

Berthe Granval

Acting

Geneviève Mnich

Veronika's Friend

Geneviève Mnich

Acting

Marinka Matuszewski

Unknown Role

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Directing

Jean-Claude Biette

Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Jean-Claude Biette

Production

Pierre Cottrell

(uncredited)

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Acting

Jean Douchet

Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Jean Douchet

Acting

Bernard Eisenschitz

Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

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Directing

Jean Eustache

Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)

Jean Eustache

Acting

Caroline Loeb

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

Caroline Loeb

Acting

Noël Simsolo

Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Noël Simsolo

Directing

André Téchiné

Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

André Téchiné

Acting

Douchka

(uncredited)

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