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The Mother and the Whore (1973)

Drama, Romance · ⭐ 7358 (200)

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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.

Cast

Bernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont
Marie
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alexandre
Françoise Lebrun
Françoise Lebrun
Veronika
Isabelle Weingarten
Isabelle Weingarten
Gilberte
Jacques Renard
Alexandre's Friend
Jean-Noël Picq
Offenbach's Fan
Berthe Granval
Berthe Granval
Marie's Friend
Geneviève Mnich
Geneviève Mnich
Veronika's Friend
Jessa Darrieux
The friend with the injured hand
Marinka Matuszewski
Jean-Claude Biette
Jean-Claude Biette
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Pierre Cottrell
(uncredited)
Jean Douchet
Jean Douchet
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Bernard Eisenschitz
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Jean Eustache
Jean Eustache
Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)
Caroline Loeb
Caroline Loeb
A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)
Noël Simsolo
Noël Simsolo
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
André Téchiné
André Téchiné
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Douchka
(uncredited)

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