The Mother and the Whore

Jean Eustache
1973-05-01


7.415
219 min

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

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