"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.
Social & External
The people behind it
Gérard Depardieu
Bernard Coudray
Fanny Ardant
Mathilde Bauchard
Henri Garcin
Philippe Bauchard
Michèle Baumgartner
Arlette Coudray
Roger Van Hool
Roland Duguet
Véronique Silver
Madame Odile Jouve
Philippe Morier-Genoud
Doctor
Nicole Vauthier
Hotel concierge
Muriel Combe
Nicole
Olivier Becquaert
Thomas Coudray
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