The Mother and the Whore

The Mother and the Whore
Film poster
Directed byJean Eustache
Written byJean Eustache
Produced byVincent Malle
Bob Rafelson
StarringBernadette Lafont
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Françoise Lebrun
CinematographyPierre Lhomme
Edited byDenise de Casabianca
Jean Eustache
Production
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Distributed byNPF Planfilm
Release date
Running time
219 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget700,000 francs
Box office$44,050[1]

The Mother and the Whore (French: La maman et la putain) is a 1973 French film directed by Jean Eustache and starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Bernadette Lafont and Françoise Lebrun. An examination of the relationships between three characters in a love triangle, it was Eustache's first feature film and is considered his masterpiece. Eustache wrote the screenplay drawing inspiration from his own relationships, and shot the film from May to July 1972.

The film screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. With some divided initial critical reaction, it has been championed by later critics and filmmakers.

  1. ^ "The Mother and the Whore (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-07-28.

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