The Woman Next Door (1981)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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.

• Released: 1981-09-30
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 46m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 350 votes

Directed by François Truffaut.

Top cast

• 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 as Nicole
• Olivier Becquaert as Thomas Coudray

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Woman Next Door

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel

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