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The Woman Next Door

"A destructive passion between desire and madness."

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

Top Cast

  • Gérard Depardieu

    Gérard Depardieu

    Bernard Coudray

  • Fanny Ardant

    Fanny Ardant

    Mathilde Bauchard

  • Henri Garcin

    Henri Garcin

    Philippe Bauchard

  • Michèle Baumgartner

    Michèle Baumgartner

    Arlette Coudray

  • Roger Van Hool

    Roger Van Hool

    Roland Duguet

  • Véronique Silver

    Véronique Silver

    Madame Odile Jouve

  • Philippe Morier-Genoud

    Philippe Morier-Genoud

    Doctor

  • Nicole Vauthier

    Nicole Vauthier

    Hotel concierge

  • Muriel Combe

    Muriel Combe

    Nicole

Overview

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

Rating

7.1 / 10
337 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Aug 7, 2024

    You can just imagine the scenario. "Bernard" (Gerard Depardieu) is living quite contentedly with his wife "Arlette" (Michèle Baumgartner) and their young son when they get new next-door neighbours. "Philippe" (Henri Garcin) and wife "Mathilde" (Fanny Ardant). Well ardent might have been a more appropriate spelling as it turns out that "Bernard" and "Mathilde" have a bit of history that time hasn't quite satiated. Ostensibly, they present a friendly front to their respective families and neighbours, but we soon appreciate the things are smouldering and that events eight years ago did not end well - for either of them. With their behaviour becoming more erratic and tensions mounting, well who knows what's going to happen next. This might be my favourite Depardieu performance as he really does thrown himself into the role body and soul, and with Ardant delivering an equally impassioned characterisation we are presented with a lively, tempestuous and at times quite visceral series of scenes as things spiral out of control. I'm not always a fan of narration but here, the sparing use of commentary from local tennis club boss "Madame Jouve" (Véronique Silver) helps fill in the gaps but also lets off some of the steam - physically and metaphorically, as the story becomes more involved. Talk about neighbours from hell...!

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