The chauvinist Alexandre balances relationships with several women, including the maternal Marie and the sexually liberated Veronika, in the post-1968 intellectual scene of Paris.
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| Bernadette Lafont | ... | Marie | |
| Jean-Pierre Léaud | ... | Alexandre | |
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Françoise Lebrun | ... | Veronika |
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Isabelle Weingarten | ... | Gilberte |
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Jacques Renard | ... | Alexandre's Friend |
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Jean-Noël Picq | ... | Offenbach's Fan |
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In Paris, the pedantic Alexandre lives with his mate Marie in her apartment, an open relationship. Alexandre, who is idle and chauvinist, spends his days reading, drinking and shagging women. After flirting with his former affair, Gilberte, who tells him that she will marry soon her boyfriend, Alexandre meets the Laenne Hospital nurse Veronika Osterwald and they schedule a date. Alexandre learns that Veronika is a promiscuous woman that loves to shag and introduces her to Marie. They have a threesome and Alexandre has a crush on Veronika. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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17 May 1973 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Jean Eustache wrote the role of Alexandre specifically for Jean-Pierre Leaud. See more »Goofs
While reading the book of Gestapo at his friend's home, Alexandre is holding a cigarette in his right hand in the close-up. In the next shot he is only holding the book. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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