The Mother and the Whore

The story

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 & crew

Jean-Pierre LéaudAlexandre

Bernadette LafontMarie

Françoise LebrunVeronika

Isabelle WeingartenGilberte

Jacques Renard

Jacques RenardAlexandre's Friend

Jean-Noël Picq

Jean-Noël PicqOffenbach's Fan

Berthe GranvalMarie's Friend

Geneviève MnichVeronika's Friend

Jessa Darrieux

Jessa DarrieuxThe friend with the injured hand

Marinka Matuszewski

Marinka MatuszewskiCast

Jean-Claude BietteCafé Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Pierre Cottrell

Pierre Cottrell(uncredited)