Principal cast
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Bernadette Lafont, Françoise Lebrun, Isabelle Weingarten and Jacques Renard
Film 186 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Mother and the Whore
About the film
The Mother and the Whore at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1973 film at stop 186 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Pierre Lhomme (director of photography), Denise de Casabianca (editor) and Jean Eustache (editor)
- Director
- Jean Eustache
- Release
- 1973-05-17
- Runtime
- 219 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 50 questions
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Jean-Pierre LéaudCharacter: Alexandre
- Bernadette LafontCharacter: Marie
- Françoise LebrunCharacter: Veronika
- Isabelle WeingartenCharacter: Gilberte
- Jacques RenardCharacter: Alexandre's Friend
- Jean-Noël PicqCharacter: Offenbach's Fan
- Berthe GranvalCharacter: Marie's Friend
- Geneviève MnichCharacter: Veronika's Friend
- Jessa DarrieuxCharacter: The friend with the injured hand
- Marinka Matuszewski
- Jean-Claude BietteCharacter: Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
- Pierre CottrellCharacter: (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Jean EustacheCredits: Director, Editor, Writer
- Pierre CottrellCredits: Executive Producer
- Pierre LhommeCredits: Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Denise de CasabiancaCredits: Editor
- Claude BertrandCredits: Production Manager
- Luc BéraudCredits: Assistant Director
- Rémy DucheminCredits: Assistant Director
- Nara KolleryCredits: Sound mixer
- Marcel BerbertCredits: Co-Producer
- Claude BerriCredits: Co-Producer
- Christian FechnerCredits: Co-Producer
- Vincent MalleCredits: Co-Producer
- Bob RafelsonCredits: Producer
- Jean-Pierre RassamCredits: Co-Producer
- Barbet SchroederCredits: Co-Producer
- Catherine GarnierCredits: Costume Design
- Claude BertrandCredits: Production Manager
- Michel CénetCredits: Assistant Camera
- Jacques RenardCredits: Assistant Camera
- Monique PrimCredits: Assistant Editor
- Alain CoiffierCredits: Co-Executive Producer
- CatherineCredits: Costume Designer
- Jean-Pierre RuhCredits: Sound Recordist
- Paul LainéCredits: Sound Recordist
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