The Mother and the Whore (1973) La maman et la putain
The Mother and the Whore (1973
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Genre: Drama, Romance
HDTV 1080p | MKV | 1440x1050 | x264 @ 4000 Kbps | 207 min | 5,92 Gb
Audio: French AAC 2.0 @ 72 Kbps | Subtitles: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director: Jean Eustache
Stars: Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun
In this sexually frank French drama, the aimless young Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud) juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie (Bernadette Lafont), and a casual lover named Veronika (Françoise Lebrun). The dialogue-heavy film focuses intently on the love triangle, with Marie increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika. As the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.
One of the last classics of the French New Wave. For direction, cineaste Jean Eustache drew from the simplicity of early-century cinema; for story, Eustache drew on the torments of his own complicated love life. So many things can be said of this film - observationally brilliant; self indulgently overlong; occasionally hilarious; emotionally draining…etc. etc. In my mind, whatever complaints that can be leveled against this film are easily overshadowed by its numerous strengths. Every film student, writer, or simply anyone willing to handle a 3 hour film with no abrupt cuts, no music video overstyling, no soap opera-like plot twists, and no banal dialogue should make it a point to see this movie. Everything is to be admired: the writing (concise, clever, surprisingly funny), acting (everyone, quite simply, is perfect in their respective roles), and, simple direction (the viewer feels like a casual observer within the film) make this film unforgettable. This is undoubtedly a film that stays with you.
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The Mother and the Whore (1973) La maman et la putain
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