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The Woman Next Door

Original title: La femme d'à côté
  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 46m
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7.2/10
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Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
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Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.

  • Director
    • François Truffaut
  • Writers
    • François Truffaut
    • Suzanne Schiffman
    • Jean Aurel
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Fanny Ardant
    • Henri Garcin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    8.4K
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    • Director
      • François Truffaut
    • Writers
      • François Truffaut
      • Suzanne Schiffman
      • Jean Aurel
    • Stars
      • Gérard Depardieu
      • Fanny Ardant
      • Henri Garcin
    • 28User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Fanny Ardant in The Woman Next Door (1981)
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    Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
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    Gérard Depardieu
    Gérard Depardieu
    • Bernard
    Fanny Ardant
    Fanny Ardant
    • Mathilde
    Henri Garcin
    • Philippe
    Michèle Baumgartner
    • Arlette
    Roger Van Hool
    Roger Van Hool
    • Roland
    Véronique Silver
    • Odile
    Philippe Morier-Genoud
    • Doctor
    Olivier Becquaert
    • Thomas Coudray
    Nicole Vauthier
    Muriel Combe
    Catherine Crassac
    • Woman in the Hotel's Staircase
    • (uncredited)
    Jacques Preisach
    • Man in the Hotel's Staircase
    • (uncredited)
    Roland Thénot
    • Estate Agent
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • François Truffaut
    • Writers
      • François Truffaut
      • Suzanne Schiffman
      • Jean Aurel
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      François Truffaut decided to write the script of this movie when he saw Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant sit side-by-side at the Cesar's night.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Madame Odile Jouve: I suspect that Mathilde and Bernard won't be buried together. if I had to select an epitaph for them it would be, "Neither with you, nor without you.", but I doubt whether I'll be asked.

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      Featured in Sneak Previews: Time Bandits, The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper, The Woman Next Door, Man of Iron (1981)

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    8/10
    Can't touch this -- Truffaut topped himself here.
    An outstanding love story, with an astonishing, riveting performance from Fanny Ardant. My own love affair with Truffaut began as a teenager when I first saw "Jules and Jim." But "La femme d'a cote" moved me most directly and most powerfully of all his great work. Is love "toujours triste"? No, not always sad; now that I'm in my forties, I'm much less a romantic. And love may be of many varieties. But deep romantic love, I do believe, rarely appears on screen as honestly portrayed as here. "The Woman Next Door" presents us with the power, the physical impact of love, the way it "takes our breath" away and so much more. Truffaut so often focuses on love, and usually more positively and in a greater variety of ways than other great directors. But if you want funny, fresh young love, see Truffaut's "Soft Skin" or even "Don't Shoot the Piano Player. His films which are more about infatuation versus love, i.e., the original (Truffaut's film, not the American one with Bert Reynolds) "The Man Who Loved Women" or even the Hitchcock tribute "The Bride Wore Black" while "darker" in tone -- all these remain quite funny, generally light in tone, and quite lively in pace and style. In "The Woman Next Door," more tragic, melancholic moments appear -- it's more akin to the highly autobiographical "The 400 Blows," which tells of Truffaut's difficult adolescence. Yet it has its lighter moments, too. My own response was a strong interest in the drama, the suspense, and astonishment at the beauty of the story, the acting, and the many moments of cinematic genius. Truffaut did, personally, fall in love with Ardant, the lead actress here; they married, so just how much autobiography went into this tale and film -- I don't know. "Next Door" represents Truffaut in a mature phase of his life and career, one which shot off like a rocket and just kept climbing. Ardant went on to act well in many other films, even in several after Truffaut's death. In her starring role here, she made her debut to my acquaintance. She stunned me; I thought I knew Truffaut's work well enough -- after ten to twelve years of trying to see everything available by him, reading about him, and so forth. Yet this film knocked me out, all the same. Superb.
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    • Jan 9, 2001

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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1981 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Die Frau nebenan
    • Filming locations
      • Chemin des Batellières, Bernin, Isère, France(the two houses)
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Carrosse
      • TF1 Films Production
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $509
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,206
      • Apr 25, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $509
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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