The Woman Next Door

Sep 30, 1981

1h 46m

★ 7.1

A destructive passion between desire and madness.

Overview

Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Les Films du Carrosse

TF1 Films Production

The Woman Next Door Trailers

Cast

Bernard Coudray

Gérard Depardieu

Mathilde Bauchard

Fanny Ardant

Philippe Bauchard

Henri Garcin

Arlette Coudray

Michèle Baumgartner

Roland Duguet

Roger Van Hool

Madame Odile Jouve

Véronique Silver

Doctor

Philippe Morier-Genoud

Hotel concierge

Nicole Vauthier

Nicole

Muriel Combe

Thomas Coudray

Olivier Becquaert

Journalist

Serge Papagalli

Woman in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

Catherine Crassac

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