The Mother and the Whore

About The Mother and the Whore

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.

Jean Eustache's The Mother and the Whore is a 1973 romance film. Jean-Pierre Léaud appears as Alexandre, Bernadette Lafont as Marie, Françoise Lebrun as Veronika, and Isabelle Weingarten as Gilberte.

At 219 minutes long, it arrived in May 1973. Written by Jean Eustache. Production companies include Ciné Qua Non, Elite Film, and Les Films du Losange.

Shelv files it under nurse, suicide attempt, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, and sex. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 206 TMDB voters.

Passages, Amélie, and Modern Times make useful companions to The Mother and the Whore, all filed under affair, love triangle, and narcissism.