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The Woman Next Door

Original title: La femme d'à côté
  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.2K
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The Woman Next Door (1981)
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DramaRomance
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.
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    • François Truffaut
    • François Truffaut(original scenario)
    • Suzanne Schiffman(original scenario)
    • Jean Aurel(original scenario)
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Fanny Ardant
    • Henri Garcin
    • François Truffaut
    • François Truffaut(original scenario)
    • Suzanne Schiffman(original scenario)
    • Jean Aurel(original scenario)
  • Stars
    • Gérard Depardieu
    • Fanny Ardant
    • Henri Garcin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    Fanny Ardant in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    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)
    Fanny Ardant and Gérard Depardieu in The Woman Next Door (1981)
    François Truffaut 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)
      • François Truffaut
      • François Truffaut(original scenario)
      • Suzanne Schiffman(original scenario)
      • Jean Aurel(original scenario)
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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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    7/10
    Engaging 80's Truffaut about obsessive love
    This latter period François Truffaut film was one passed on to me by a very kind fellow IMDb user. Having seen Truffaut's Jules et Jim (1962) and not having been particularly blown away by it, I have to admit having feelings of caution with regards this one; particularly given certain similar themes in the plot-line. So I was very pleasantly surprised to find myself enjoying this one a great deal more. The story happens in a village in France where a young couple live a contented life. The husband's world is soon turned upside down; however, when a new couple moves in next door in which it turns out the wife was an old lover of his from a relationship that ended acrimoniously.

    This is a story about intense yet frustrated love and obsession. It worked very well for me, as the simple story has some fine performances underpinning the drama. Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardent have strong chemistry in the central roles of the adulterous characters conducting their passionate yet troubled affair. As we follow them through the motions, details slowly emerge about their history, although we are never fully given all the pieces to put together all the facets pertaining to their turbulent romantic past. Some mystery remains, which feels right and only makes the characters more compelling if anything. Like Jules et Jim it is in essence a somewhat tragic love story which doesn't really have a good ultimate message to give about the outcome of passionate love affairs. The most important character aside from the central couple is Madame Odile who runs a tennis club that acts as a social hub of the small local community. She became crippled for life after attempting suicide after being rejected by the man she loved; her story acts as a warning from the past for the young lovers, a warning that they ultimately do not or cannot heed.
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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1981 (France)
      • France
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Chemin des Batellières, Bernin, Isère, France
    • Production companies
      • Les Films du Carrosse
      • TF1 Films Production
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
      • Mono

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