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The Woman Next Door (1981)
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Synopsis: Bernard Coudray has established a comfortable and settled existence near Grenoble with his wife and child. However, everything begins to disintegrate when the house next door to the Coudrays' is purchased by Mathilde and Philippe Bauchard. Many years ago, Bernard and Mathilde had a... Bernard Coudray has established a comfortable and settled existence near Grenoble with his wife and child. However, everything begins to disintegrate when the house next door to the Coudrays' is purchased by Mathilde and Philippe Bauchard. Many years ago, Bernard and Mathilde had a tortuous love affair, and when the two meet again, they can't help but renew their desire. As their spouses become aware of the infidelity, they do whatever possible to separate the lovers... even if it may lead to death. [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Henri Garcin, Michele Baumgartner, Veronique Silver
Reviews
A profoundly Hitchcockian film, in that its real subjects are guilt, passion and terrible consequences of a sin that starts out small.
The work of one of the most continuously surprising and accomplished directors of his day.
The Woman Next Door is a compelling exploration of romantic obsession.
Truffaut mines the natural acting prowess of his leading lovers to great effect
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.
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