The Mother and the Whore
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The Mother and the Whore is a 1973 French New Wave–era drama film by Jean Eustache, renowned for its intimate, talk-heavy exploration of post–May 1968 relationships and sexual politics in Paris.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Mother and the Whore canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mother and the Whore Context triple: [Jean Eustache, notableWork, The Mother and the Whore]
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The City Madam
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The Respectful Prostitute
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The Devil’s Whore
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The Mistress
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mother and the Whore Target entity description: The Mother and the Whore is a 1973 French New Wave–era drama film by Jean Eustache, renowned for its intimate, talk-heavy exploration of post–May 1968 relationships and sexual politics in Paris.
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A.
The City Madam
The City Madam is a Jacobean city comedy play by Philip Massinger that satirizes greed, social pretension, and moral corruption in early 17th-century London.
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B.
A Hell of a Woman
A Hell of a Woman is a hardboiled crime novel by Jim Thompson, known for its bleak noir atmosphere and psychologically intense portrayal of a doomed grifter.
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C.
The Respectful Prostitute
The Respectful Prostitute is a play by Jean-Paul Sartre that explores themes of racism, injustice, and moral responsibility in the American South.
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D.
The Devil’s Whore
The Devil’s Whore is a British historical drama television series set during the English Civil War, following a young woman entangled in the era’s political and religious upheavals.
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E.
The Mistress
The Mistress is the later female incarnation of the Doctor’s longtime Time Lord nemesis the Master in the British science-fiction series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French New Wave–era film
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French film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| awarded |
FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival
NERFINISHED
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Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Pierre Lhomme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReputation |
cult classic
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landmark of French cinema ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | talk-heavy ⓘ |
| director | Jean Eustache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Action Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jean Eustache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s European art cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alexandre
NERFINISHED
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Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Veronika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovementContext | post–French New Wave cinema ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| movement | French New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Delerue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | intimate ⓘ |
| notableFor |
explicit discussions of sexuality
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exploration of post–May 1968 youth ⓘ long running time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Maman et la Putain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jean Eustache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-05-17 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 217 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jean Eustache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | post–May 1968 France ⓘ |
| starring |
Bernadette Lafont
NERFINISHED
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Françoise Lebrun NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Pierre Léaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
post-1968 disillusionment
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relationships ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
| title | The Mother and the Whore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Jean Eustache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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