The Mother and the Whore 4K (La maman et la putain + VF) (1973)
de Jean Eustache
Criterion - 14 janvier 2025
Titre Original :
Audio : French: LPCM Mono (48kHz, 24-bit)
Sous-titres : English
Durée : 3h39
Format : 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray / import US
Zone : 4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A
Genre : Romance
Synopsis
The aimless, clueless, Parisian pseudo-intellectual Alexandre lives with his tempestuous older girlfriend, Marie, and begins a dalliance with the younger, sexually liberated Veronika, leading to a volatile open relationship marked by everyday emotional violence and subtle but catastrophic shifts in power dynamics.
Contenu et Bonus
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- 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