La maman et la putain

feature film, 1973

DIRECTED BY: Jean Eustache

La maman et la putain

CAST:
Bernadette Lafont,
Jean-Pierre Léaud,
Françoise Lebrun

SCRIPT:
Jean Eustache

Synopsis:
Eustache himself defined his film as "A description of a normal flow of events without dramaturgical shortcuts.” Alexandre lives with Marie, who supports him financially, then he meets Veronica and gets involved with her. Alexandre loves to talk. The question remains whether the women listen to him out of love or they wait to see if he can surpass himself in stupidities.

black and white, 210 min