The Mother and the Whore (La Maman et la putain) finds writer-director Jean Eustache working at peak form to deliver a gripping statement on late 1960s French society.
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Director -
Jean Eustache -
Producer -
Pierre Cottrell , Vincent Malle , Bob Rafelson -
Screenwriter -
Jean Eustache -
Production Co -
Elite Films -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
French (France) -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 25, 1974, Limited -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$38.8K -
Runtime -
3h 30m -
Sound Mix -
Mono -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm