The Mother and the Whore (1973)
Original title: La Maman et la Putain
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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Bernadette LafontMarie
Jean-Pierre LéaudAlexandre
Françoise LebrunVeronika
Isabelle WeingartenGilberteJacques RenardAlexandre's FriendJean-Noël PicqOffenbach's FanJessa DarrieuxThe friend with the injured hand
Berthe GranvalMarie's Friend
Geneviève MnichVeronika's Friend
Jean DouchetCafé de Flore's Customer (uncredited)Marinka Matuszewski
Jean-Claude BietteCafé Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)Keywords
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What is The Mother and the Whore about?
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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The Mother and the Whore has a runtime of 208 minutes.
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