
The Mother and the Whore
- Jean Eustache
- 1973
- 3h 37m
- France
The iconic film emblematic of 70s French cinema, which caused a storm of controversy on its first screening, is a profound study of sex and gender relations that reveals the staggering mastery of Jean Estache's cinema.
Synopsis
Alexandre, an idle St. Germain des Près bistro bohemian who lives with a boutique owner, hooks up with a nurse, believing that the three of them can coexist romantically.

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Also known as
La Maman et la Putain | Η Μητέρα και η Πόρνη
Interfilm Award
Berlin Film Festival
1973
Grand Jury Prize
Cannes Film Festival
1973
FIPRESCI Prize
Cannes Film Festival
1973
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