The Mother and the Whore

The Mother and the Whore

1973 · 219 min · FR · 7.5 (143 votes)
Dir. Jean Eustache · Starring Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun, Isabelle Weingarten, Jacques Renard, Jean-Noël Picq
DramaRomanceComedy

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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A searingly honest, dialogue-driven exploration of messy relationships. It feels like eavesdropping on raw, unfiltered conversations in a smoky cafe, where intellectual debates mask deep emotional turmoil and existential angst.

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