The Mother and the Whore

La maman et la putain

Does this film portray sex addiction? Does Alexandre suffer from a personality disorder? If so, which one?

His ex-girlfriend Gilberte tells Alexandre, "... I don’t feel very confident." 
Gilberte reads Alexandre’s note: ”... wakes me with a dream.” 
She tells Alexandre, “I also have nightmares...” 
Alexandre: ”I say dream, you say nightmare...” (0:04)

Alexandre tells Gilberte, "... If you’re honest..." (0:11)

Alexandre asks Gilberte"... the movie where Michel Simon says, ‘Look at the unfaithful wife...?" (0:13)

Alexandre tells a friend, "... didn’t tax alcohol so ruthlessly." (0:15)

Sign: "drugstore" (0:15)

Alexandre tells his lover Marie, "... I couldn’t sleep... Crazy how busy it is... generosity..." 
”... Want to see The Working Class Goes to Heaven? The Working Class Goes to Heaven... character’s obsessions... losing his consciousness... fits of rage, of insanity...” (0:20)

His friend answers Alexandre, "... a paralyzed person." 
Alexandre reads: ”... Himmler delivers his speech...” 
”... swooned over soldiers...” (0:26)

Alexandre tells Gilberte, "... you’re living a life free of anxiety... After a crisis, one must forget..." (0:35)

By telephone, Alexandre tells nurse Veronika Osterwald, "... if I may be so bold..." (0:43)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "Anesthetist nurse..." (0:48)

By telephone, Marie tells Alexandre, "Don’t be silly..." 
Alexandre: ”... Don’t worry about me...” (0:52)

Marie tells Alexandre, "My dear, I have every confidence in you." 
Alexandre: ”You’re sweet.” (0:55)

Alexandre tells Veronika, "You seem... in a bad mood..." 
”... No affairs...?”
Veronika: “I cheated on him...” 
Alexandre: ”... looking like morons...” (0:56)

Alexandre tells Veronika, "... When I’m in a bad mood..." 
”... They ruminate... Ruminating on a word...” 
Veronika: ”You’re crazy to come here if you have no money.” (0:59)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "... ‘There’s a patient to undress.’...”
Alexandre: "... nurses as being harsh, insensitive... lack of compassion...”
”With your patients...” (1:07)

His friend tells Alexandre, "... I was in such a rage..." (1:18)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "... I’ve had sex dreams about you..." 
Alexandre: ”Peeping Toms...” (1:25)

Alexandre tells a friend, "... Belmondo is the caricature of his double..." 
Friend: ”Michele committed suicide.” 
”I failed my suicide.” 
Alexandre: ”Listen, I cannot help but take suicide seriously... Talk about suicide all you want...”
”... Edith Piaf...” 
Friend, referring to her lover: ”... I want to cheat on him.” 
Alexandre: ”If you want to cheat on him, it’d be silly to...” (1:32)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "... and say with a sweet little voice..." (1:37)

By telephone, Veronika tells Alexandre, "I like fantasy movies..." 
”The Devil’s Envoys, maybe.” (1:41)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "... like an idiot..." 
Radio commentator Sunrise Preacher: ”... both mental and physical... the mental state of each...” (1:44)

His friend answers Alexandre, "... to Hamburg, like in Edith Piaf’s song..." 
”... Look, the drunkard’s here.” 
Alexandre tells Veronika, referring to Sartre, ”Yes, he’s clever... drunk talk...” 
”... then she killed herself... shot herself in the mouth... Some women committed suicide...” (2:03)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "... I thought, maybe he’s ill, impotent..." 
Alexandre: ”... Women who have good guys always cheat on them with losers... I hit her so hard... I had nightmares... committed suicide... It’s pride, self-esteem... madmen...” (2:11)

Veronika tells Alexandre, referring to a friend, "... He’s an idiot..." 
Alexandre: ”You’re very sweet...” 
Veronika: ”... The ones who don’t are idiots...” (2:22)

Alexandre asks Veronika, "... You threw a patient out?..." 
Veronika: ”When I’m not dead drunk, I’m super modest...” (2:30)

Alexandre asks Veronika, "And the patients?" 
Veronika: ”The patients, never.” (2:33)

Alexandre tells Marie, referring to Veronika, "... She’s drunk... gets wasted... starts flipping out..." 
Alexandre describes a vision. 
Marie: ”Crazy...” (2:38)

Marie tells Alexandre, referring to Veronika, "... she’s so drunk." 
Alexandre: ”... like drunks... I don’t like dignity. My only dignity is my cowardice...” (2:44)

Marie: "And you, sweet, tender, pure Veronika?" (2:48)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "... I love you like a crazy old bat." 
”I love you like a crazy old bat.” (2:50)

Alexandre tells Veronika, "... They’ll think we’re drunks." (2:51)

Alexandre tells Veronika, "... We can get wasted anywhere." 
Veronika: ”I don’t want to get wasted.” (2:54)

Alexandre asks Veronika and Marie, “... is there no cure? Shots?...” (2:59)

Marie appears to swallow a whole bottle of hypnotics. (3:05)

Veronika tells Alexandre, referring to Marie, "... you drove her mad." (3:07)

Marie tells Alexandre, referring to Veronika, "... She’s bringing medicine." (3:11)

Veronika asks Alexandre, "You want me to give you a shot?" 
Alexandre: ”A shot of what?” 
Marie: ”He’s afraid of shots.” 
Veronika: ”... a shot of vitamin C intravenously...” 
Marie: ”He’s terrified of shots...” 
Veronika injects Alexandre’s arm.
Veronika: ”... gives a few shots, gets in bed with the patient...” 
Referring to her grandfather: ”... the day he died... he was a basket case... drugged herself with ether...” 
Veronika tells Marie: ”... Alexandre is obsessed with blonds... He got obsessed with me...” 
”... What a super complex he has... talks about grandiose things...” 
”... I’m starting to get drunk. I’m stammering...” 
”... the woman who dreams of... I’m not drunk... I’m not drunk...” (3:12)

Veronika: "... No shitty drunkenness..." (3:30)

Veronika tells Alexandre, "... I walk straight when I’m drunk." 
Alexandre: ”... There’s your old drunkenness.” 
Veronika: ”There’s my old drunkenness.” 
Veronika strikes Alexandre in the head with her purse.
”You can’t even let people love you drunk...” (3:34)

Reference in The Squid and the Whale