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The Mother and the Whore

7.319733h 39mMovieDramaRomance

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,…

DirectorJean Eustache
WriterJean Eustache
ProducersPierre Cottrell·Bob Rafelson

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Cast · Directed by Jean Eustache

JLJean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alexandre
BLBernadette Lafont
Bernadette Lafont
Marie
FLFrançoise Lebrun
Françoise Lebrun
Veronika
IWIsabelle Weingarten
Isabelle Weingarten
Gilberte
JR
Jacques Renard
Alexandre's Friend
JP
Jean-Noël Picq
Offenbach's Fan
BGBerthe Granval
Berthe Granval
Marie's Friend
GMGeneviève Mnich
Geneviève Mnich
Veronika's Friend
JD
Jessa Darrieux
The friend with the injured hand
MM
Marinka Matuszewski
JBJean-Claude Biette
Jean-Claude Biette
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
PC
Pierre Cottrell
(uncredited)

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