La Maman et la Putain

7.3

219 minutes

5/1/1973

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.

Cast List

Bernadette Lafont
as Marie
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Alexandre
Françoise Lebrun
as Veronika
Isabelle Weingarten
as Gilberte
Jacques Renard
as Alexandre's Friend
Jean-Noël Picq
as Offenbach's Fan
Jessa Darrieux
as The friend with the injured hand
Berthe Granval
as Marie's Friend
Geneviève Mnich
as Veronika's Friend
Marinka Matuszewski
Jean-Claude Biette
as Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Pierre Cottrell
as (uncredited)
Jean Douchet
as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Bernard Eisenschitz
as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
Jean Eustache
as Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)
Caroline Loeb
as A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)
Noël Simsolo
as Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)
André Téchiné
as Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)
Douchka
as (uncredited)