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The Woman Next Door
The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

A destructive passion between desire and madness.

Genres

DramaRomance

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Madame Jouve, the narrator, tells the tragedy of Bernard and Mathilde. Bernard was living happily with his wife Arlette and his son Thomas. One day, a couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, moves into the next house. This is the accidental reunion of Bernard and Mathilde, who had a passionate love affair years ago. The relationship revives... A somber study of human feelings.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

30 September 1981

Country

France

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu

Bernard Coudray

Fanny Ardant

Fanny Ardant

Mathilde Bauchard

Henri Garcin

Henri Garcin

Philippe Bauchard

Michèle Baumgartner

Michèle Baumgartner

Arlette Coudray

Roger Van Hool

Roger Van Hool

Roland Duguet

Véronique Silver

Véronique Silver

Madame Odile Jouve

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Doctor

Nicole Vauthier

Nicole Vauthier

Hotel concierge

Muriel Combe

Muriel Combe

Nicole

Olivier Becquaert

Olivier Becquaert

Thomas Coudray

Serge Papagalli

Serge Papagalli

Journalist

Catherine Crassac

Catherine Crassac

Woman in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

Jacques Preisach

Jacques Preisach

Man in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

Roland Thénot

Roland Thénot

Estate Agent (uncredited)

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