Centering on a group of friends who plan to eat themselves to death, it satirizes consumerism and the decadence of the bourgeoisie.
Directors: Eustache, Jean, French Director (1938-1981)–The Mother and the Whore (Suicide)
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The Mother and the Whore (La maman et la putain) is a 217-minute rumination on love, relationships, men and women. The film’s central three-way romance plot focuses on Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud), his girlfriend Marie (Bernadette Lafont) and the nurse he falls in love with, Veronika (Françoise Lebrun).
Oscar Actors: Stanfield, Lakeith (Nominee)–Background, Career Awards
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His portrayal of FBI informant William O’Neal in the latter garnered him a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Oscar Actors: Bergen, Candice–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Emmys)
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Bergen appeared in the Burt Reynolds romantic comedy Starting Over (1979), for which she received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for best supporting actress.
Death in Hollywood: A to Z (List of Actors and Directors)
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Death in Hollywood: A to Z (List of Actors and Directors)
