After the French New Wave, the sexual revolution, and the upheavals of May 1968 came the near religiously revered magnum opus by Jean Eustache. In his long-unavailable body of work, ranging from documentaries about his native village to closely autobiographical narrative films, Eustache pioneered a forthright and fearless brand of realism. The pinnacle of this innovative style, The Mother and the Whore follows Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud), a Parisian pseudo-intellectual who lives with his tempestuous girlfriend, Marie (Bernadette Lafont), even as he begins a dalliance with the sexually liberated Veronika (Françoise Lebrun), leading the three into an emotionally turbulent love triangle. Through daringly sustained long takes and confessional dialogue, Eustache captures a generation navigating the disillusionment of the 1970s, and in the process achieves an intimacy so deep it cuts.
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 218 minutes
- Original Language:
- French
- Extras:
- Language(s): French, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1 - 1.37:1, Mono, Bonus Footage, Interviews: Francoise Lebrun (actor)., Conversation with Jean-Pierre Gorin (film-maker) and Rachel Kushner (writer); Program on the film's restoration; Segment from the French television series 'Pour le cinema' featuring Francoise Lebrun, Jean Eustache (director) and Bernadette Lafont and Jean-Pierre Leaud (actors); Essay by Lucy Sante (critic); Introduction to the film by Jean Eustache; New cover by Eric Skillman., Trailers
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