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Certificate 18

Cast Bernadette Lafont Jean-Pierre Leaud Francoise Lebrun

Directors Jean Eustache

Screenwriters Jean Eustache

Running Time 215 minutes

La Maman Et Le Putain
Eustache's thoughtful look at life, love and fidelity

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Plot
Alexandre (Leaud), is a slacker who spends his days sharing quirky chitchat with strangers, showing his attempts to come to terms with the women in his life; Gilberte (Isabelle Weingarten), his ex-girlfriend; Veronika (Lebrun), a hospital anaesthetist whom he picks up in 30 seconds; and Marie (Lafont), his long suffering live-in mistress.

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