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The Woman Next Door (1981)

The Woman Next Door (1981)

La Femme d'à côté
R 106 minutes FR Drama , Romance
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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Gérard Depardieu
Bernard Coudray
Fanny Ardant
Mathilde Bauchard
Henri Garcin
Philippe Bauchard
Michèle Baumgartner
Arlette Coudray
Roger Van Hool
Roland Duguet
Véronique Silver
Madame Odile Jouve
Olivier Becquaert
Thomas Coudray
Catherine Crassac
Woman in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)
Jacques Preisach
Man in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

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Production companies: Les Films du Carrosse, TF1 Films Production
Production countries: France

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