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La maman et la putain

Jean Eustache / FR, 1973 / 217 min.

Jean Eustache’s controversial portrait of the sexual revolution has been called ‘the last great nouvelle vague film’. Jean-Pierre Léaud plays narcissistic ne’er-do-well Alexandre, who is caught up in a love triangle. The women in his life point out his shortcomings. Recently restored (4K).

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Eminent film critic Roger Ebert called La maman et la putain ‘a brilliantly written film’. Unexpectedly for an infamous seventies production that achieved cult status, the dialogues, monologues and camerawork were all done with the utmost precision.

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Director

Jean Eustache

Production year

1973

Country

FR

Original title

La maman et la putain

Length

217 min.

Language

French

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

Part of

Restored & Unseen

At last, a chance to see that Italian classic that’s been on the list for so long? Or relish that wonderful restoration of Blue Movie, the Netherlands’ most talked-about nude film of the seventies, when the Bijlmer district was still a sexual paradise? Restored & Unseen is a biweekly programme featuring classics and recent restorations, with introductions by experts.

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