Poster for the movie The Mother and the Whore

The Mother and the Whore

1973 • 219 minutes
DramaRomance

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.

Picture of Bernadette Lafont

Bernadette Lafont

Marie

Picture of Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Alexandre

Picture of Françoise Lebrun

Françoise Lebrun

Veronika

Picture of Isabelle Weingarten

Isabelle Weingarten

Gilberte

Picture of Jacques Renard

Jacques Renard

Alexandre's Friend

Picture of Jean-Noël Picq

Jean-Noël Picq

Offenbach's Fan

Picture of Jessa Darrieux

Jessa Darrieux

The friend with the injured hand

Picture of Berthe Granval

Berthe Granval

Marie's Friend

Picture of Geneviève Mnich

Geneviève Mnich

Veronika's Friend

Picture of Marinka Matuszewski

Marinka Matuszewski

Picture of Jean-Claude Biette

Jean-Claude Biette

Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Picture of Pierre Cottrell

Pierre Cottrell

(uncredited)

Picture of Jean Douchet

Jean Douchet

Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Picture of Bernard Eisenschitz

Bernard Eisenschitz

Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Picture of Jean Eustache

Jean Eustache

Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)

Picture of Caroline Loeb

Caroline Loeb

A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)

Picture of Noël Simsolo

Noël Simsolo

Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Picture of André Téchiné

André Téchiné

Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Picture of Douchka

Douchka

(uncredited)