The Mother and the Whore

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Jean L. L @RT14402889 01/18/2025 Europe, as it could have been for an era. We lived that just a few years, and we were not a lot. Anyway,we had a chance to realize the dream to live " Jules et Jim" again. Thanxs to Jean Eustache. See more Leaburn O @RT35452347 07/19/2021 Fortunate that there's a great version with good English subs on YouTube. It's almost four hours of the most French thing ever put to film and it's pretty glorious not just in spite of but because of its absurdity. Tres bien. See more William L @RT77267842 10/28/2020 It has the faces of the French New Wave, and some substance for them to chew on, but I don't think this late entry in the movement deserves to be considered among the best. Radical in its "immoral" exploration of a rapidly changing culture, particularly its treatment of sexuality, La Maman et la Putain is still three and a half hours of a pseudointellectual bum trying to get laid with two different women; it's in black and white, is exceptionally dialogue-heavy, and has an avowed dedication to tedium. Its treatment of romance, full of flowery language and unprompted speeches, discussion of societal ills, and a range of partners feels painfully, almost stereotypically French. For the first hour or so (before the characters begin to have greater weight than a helium balloon), the film feels like a pretentious mess. Gradually, a greater value in its take on this dynamic period in 20th century French culture comes to be revealed, particularly in its sincere treatment of the feminine perspective and the lampooning of Léaud's archetypical Alexandre and Lebrun's extraordinary final tirade (the latter of which singlehandedly elevates the film), but the unnecessarily unwieldy length and lack of surface-level engagement renders it unlikely to lend itself to frequent repeat viewings. More like a "I've checked that box, at least"-type film. (3.5/5) See more 04/06/2018 I will never forget the night I saw this film. I was that rare evening at the movies that was as transforming as a great night of theater. The film was presented with an intermission, which allowed me to eavesdrop on many conversations, mostly of outrage and disbelief that a movie could be like this. French films at the time were generally considered to be too talky; this was the talkiest I had ever seen. Aggressively, played out in real time and utterly compelling. I have gone back twice over the next 40 years, always frightened that the people I had insisted come with me would think me crazy for loving it, but it has always repaid me in the way that great art is new with every encounter. See more 09/24/2015 ???????????? ????:?????????? ????? ???? ?? ???????? ?? ???????????, ?? ????????????, ?? ?????????? ? ??? ??????????:????? ??????????, ???? ??????? ???????? ??????? ??????????.???-?? ??????????-?????????? ??? ??? ???????, ?? ???, ??? ??? ??????? ??????????????? ??? ???? ???-?? ???? ???????? ?????? ????? ????????:??? ????? ???? ? ????? ??????????? ???????????????, ?? ?? ????????.????? ??????????? ????????????? ????? ??? ?? ??????:????? ????? ?? ??? ??????? ?????????? 80-90 ???????:?? ?????? ????????????, ?? ?? ???? ????? ?????: See more 06/13/2015 A classic? Honestly, I can't stand the garrulous dialogues. See more Read all reviews

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