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The Mother and the Whore
The Mother and the Whore

The Mother and the Whore

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DramaRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

219 mins

Rating

7.424/10

Release Date

01 May 1973

Country

France

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

Jacques Renard

Alexandre's Friend

Jean-Noël Picq

Jean-Noël Picq

Offenbach's Fan

Jessa Darrieux

Jessa Darrieux

The friend with the injured hand

Berthe Granval

Berthe Granval

Marie's Friend

Geneviève Mnich

Geneviève Mnich

Veronika's Friend

Marinka Matuszewski

Marinka Matuszewski

Jean-Claude Biette

Jean-Claude Biette

Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Pierre Cottrell

Pierre Cottrell

(uncredited)

Jean Douchet

Jean Douchet

Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Bernard Eisenschitz

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

Douchka

(uncredited)

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