The Mother and the Whore Blu-ray

Release Year: 1973

Runtime: 219 min

Director: Jean Eustache

Cast: Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun, Isabelle Weingarten, Jacques Renard

Studios: V. M. Productions, Ciné Qua Non, Les Films du Losange, Simar Films, Elite Film

Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.

Special Features:

New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

New interview with actor Françoise Lebrun. New conversation with filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin and writer Rachel Kushner. Program on the film’s restoration. Segment from the French television series Pour le cinéma featuring Lebrun, director Jean Eustache, and actors Bernadette Lafont and Jean-Pierre Léaud. Trailer. New English subtitle translation. PLUS: An essay by critic Lucy Sante and an introduction to the film by Eustache.

Technical Specifications:

• Black & White
• Monaural
• In French with English Subtitles
• 1.37:1 Aspect Ratio