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Aimless young Alexandre juggles his relationships with his girlfriend, Marie, and a casual lover named Veronika. Marie becomes increasingly jealous of Alexandre's fling with Veronika and as the trio continues their unsustainable affair, the emotional stakes get higher, leading to conflict and unhappiness.
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Directed by: Jean Eustache, Rémy Duchemin, Pierre Lhomme
Written by: Jean Eustache
Produced by: Pierre Cottrell, Claude Berri, Christian Fechner
Cast

Bernadette Lafont
Marie

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alexandre

Françoise Lebrun
Veronika

Isabelle Weingarten
Gilberte

Berthe Granval
Marie's Friend

Geneviève Mnich
Veronika's Friend

Jean-Claude Biette
Café Les Deux Magots' Customer (uncredited)

Jean Douchet
Café de Flore's Customer (uncredited)

Jean Eustache
Man in Sunglasses in Store (uncredited)

Caroline Loeb
A young girl reading the newspaper on the terrace (uncredited)
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