The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 30, 1981

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.

The Woman Next Door

106 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 30, 1981

The Woman Next Door
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Les Films du Carrosse, TF1 Films Production
Original title La Femme d'à côté
Directors Gilles Loutfi, Alain Tasma, Suzanne Schiffman, Christine Pellé, François Truffaut
Writers Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Aurel, François Truffaut

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

as Bernard Coudray

Fanny Ardant

as Mathilde Bauchard

Henri Garcin

as Philippe Bauchard

Michèle Baumgartner

as Arlette Coudray

Roger Van Hool

as Roland Duguet

Véronique Silver

as Madame Odile Jouve

Olivier Becquaert

as Thomas Coudray

Catherine Crassac

as Woman in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

Jacques Preisach

as Man in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

Roland Thénot

as Estate Agent (uncredited)