Fresh
A profoundly Hitchcockian film, in that its real subjects are guilt, passion and terrible consequences of a sin that starts out small.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Woman Next Door
A destructive passion between desire and madness.
1981 · 1h 46m · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
François Truffaut
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The Woman Next Door
Overview
Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.
Director and cast
- François Truffaut Director
- 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
- Philippe Morier-Genoud as Doctor
- Nicole Vauthier as Hotel concierge
- Muriel Combe Cast
- Olivier Becquaert Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The work of one of the most continuously surprising and accomplished directors of his day.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
In the end, the film is not about an attraction between two people, but about the love of the spectator for the image -- the perverse transactions between the audience and the screen.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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