JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

Cinephile JEONJU

THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE

Jean EUSTACHE

France 1973 219min DCP B&W Fiction 18Korean Premiere

Schedule

Code	Date	Time	Theater	Info	Ticket
126	2023. 04. 28	13:00	CGV Jeonjugosa 7	HKE18	Ticket Wish
715	2023. 05. 04	13:30	MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 1	HKE18	Ticket Wish
908	2023. 05. 06	11:00	MEGABOX Jeonju Gaeksa 1	HKE18	Ticket Wish

Overview

Alexandre, a young and idle dilettant, lives with his lover, Marie, and strolls around Paris's Left Bank. One day, he meets Veronika, a young nurse. He begins an affair with Veronika without leaving Marie…

Review

Much has been written and said about THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE: that it showed the dark side of the dreams of the revolution of May 68 and of the sexual revolutions that the era encouraged, and that it established a turning point within the history of French cinema post-Nouvelle Vague. THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE is not the last film in the filmography of French director Jean EUSTACHE, but it was his testament. Through a trio played by the now legendary actors Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, and Françoise Lebrun, the film portrays a time and its customs, but it also tells us about love and the difficulties that life as a couple entails. Jean EUSTACHE, a director who left no heirs, peeked dangerously into the abyss of romantic relationships and this film is a report of what he saw. 50 years after its release, presented here in a recently restored version, THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE remains an uncomfortable, controversial film and one of the greatest masterpieces that the history of cinema has ever created. (Sung MOON)

CREDIT

DirectorJean EUSTACHE
ProducerElite Films, Ciné Qua Non, Les Films du Losange, Simar Films, V.M. Productions
ScreenplayJean EUSTACHE
CinematographyPierre LHOMME

GafferClaude BERTRAND
MusicJacques OFFENBACH, Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, Fréhel, Zarah LEANDER, Damia, Marlene DIETRICH, Edith PIAF
EditorJean EUSTACHE, Denise DE CASABIANCA
SoundJean-Pierre LAINÉ, Paul LAINÉ

CastJean-Pierre LÉAUD, Bernadette LAFONT, Françoise LEBRUN

FILM SOURCE

Les Films du Losange ㅣ r.quinet@filmsdulosange.fr

DIRECTOR

Jean EUSTACHE

Born in 1938, France. He is a director and editor and passed away in 1981, Paris. He is well known for THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE (1973), Mes Petites Amoureuses (1974), and Les photos d'Alix (1980).

👩woman💏erotic💘love/dating/romance🧠psychology