• Director(s)

    Jean Eustache

  • Production Year

    1973

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    219m

  • Cast

    Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun

Film

La Maman Et La Putain - The Mother And The Whore

sexual violence, strong sex, language, suicide references, discrimination

THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE is a French-language drama, from 1973, in which a Parisian man enters into a complicated ménage à trois with two women.…

THE MOTHER AND THE WHORE is a French-language drama, from 1973, in which a Parisian man enters into a complicated ménage à trois with two women.

language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'whore', 'dick', 'pussy', 'cock', 'screw', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss'
sex
There are scenes of strong sex and nudity, and strong verbal sex references.
discrimination
Discriminatory language and behaviour includes racism, homophobia and sexism.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A couple view a film which includes a scene of sexual violence. In another scene, a man covertly observes a woman undress in the fitting room of a boutique.
suicide and self-harm
As well as verbal suicide references, there is a scene in which a woman takes an overdose of sleeping pills.
additional issues
In one scene, a man leafs through a book about Nazi Germany which contains images of real dead bodies. There are verbal references to domestic abuse.

  • Director(s)

    Jean Eustache

  • Production Year

    1973

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    219m

  • Cast

    Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun

Passed '18' for sexual theme and strong sexual language.
Classified Date:
11/12/1997
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified Date:
23/04/1974
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Gala Film Dists Ltd
sexual violence, strong sex, language, suicide references, discrimination
Classified Date:
13/01/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k') and milder terms including 'whore', 'dick', 'pussy', 'cock', 'screw', 'shit', 'asshole', 'piss'
sex
There are scenes of strong sex and nudity, and strong verbal sex references.
discrimination
Discriminatory language and behaviour includes racism, homophobia and sexism.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A couple view a film which includes a scene of sexual violence. In another scene, a man covertly observes a woman undress in the fitting room of a boutique.
suicide and self-harm
As well as verbal suicide references, there is a scene in which a woman takes an overdose of sleeping pills.
additional issues
In one scene, a man leafs through a book about Nazi Germany which contains images of real dead bodies. There are verbal references to domestic abuse.
Classified Date:
19/11/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.
Classified Date:
20/01/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment

  • Classified date

    13/01/2025

  • Language

    French