la maman et la putain have to be watch a a movie that be both related to the time it be release ( post 68 ) and eternal in many respect . true and the actor do not act . true and they talk a lot . but what they talk about be just what make life worth living . or die . the very long monologue speak by françoise lebrun be perhaps the most accurate and move text that be ever write about womanhood and manhood and love . not easy to translate accurately and though . this movie be a statement about the difficulty of be a man and a woman ( or two woman in this case ) . and imho and jean pierre léaud be one of the great french actor .