La maman et la putain (1973)
Release Year: 1973
Nation: France
Alternative Title: A Mãe e a Puta, Moderen og luderen, Äiti ja huora, I mama kai i poutana, A mama és a kurva, Mama to Shôfu, Mammaen og horen, Mama i dziwka, Мамочка и шлюха, Mamman och horan, The Mother and the Whore, La madre y la ramera, Die Mama und die Hure
Director: Jean Eustache
Writer: Jean Eustache
Summary
La maman et la putain (1973), directed by Jean Eustache, is a French film set against the backdrop of Parisian life in the early 1970s. The story revolves around Alexandre, an unemployed young man who unsuccessfully tries to rekindle his relationship with Gilberte while living with his girlfriend Marie and engaging in casual affairs. Upon meeting Veronika, a sexually liberated nurse, the three begin an unconventional living arrangement. The film explores themes of love, jealousy, and sexual freedom amidst societal changes following the May 1968 events in France.