The Mother and the Whore

Overview

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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Top cast

Bernadette Lafont

Marie

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Alexandre

Françoise Lebrun

Veronika

Isabelle Weingarten

Gilberte

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Jacques Renard

Alexandre's Friend

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Jean-Noël Picq

Offenbach's Fan

Berthe Granval

Marie's Friend

Geneviève Mnich

Veronika's Friend

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Jessa Darrieux

The friend with the injured hand

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Marinka Matuszewski

Jean-Claude Biette

Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

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Pierre Cottrell

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