The Woman Next Door

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The Woman Next Door

"A destructive passion between desire and madness."

1981

1h 46m

7.1(328 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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14 members

Acting

Gérard Depardieu

Bernard Coudray

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Fanny Ardant

Mathilde Bauchard

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Henri Garcin

Philippe Bauchard

Acting

Michèle Baumgartner

Arlette Coudray

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Roger Van Hool

Roland Duguet

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Véronique Silver

Madame Odile Jouve

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Philippe Morier-Genoud

Doctor

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Nicole Vauthier

Hotel concierge

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Muriel Combe

Nicole

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Olivier Becquaert

Thomas Coudray

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Serge Papagalli

Journalist

Costume & Make-Up

Catherine Crassac

Woman in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

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Art

Jacques Preisach

Man in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)

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Production

Roland Thénot

Estate Agent (uncredited)

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