The Woman Next Door

1981, Movie, R, 106 mins

The Woman Next Door: Review

This dark entry from Truffaut pairs French superstar Depardieu with newcomer Ardant as former flames who have married other people and now live next door to each other. Depardieu, who has been living a comfortable though joyless bourgeois existence with his wife and young son, tries to avoid Ardant at every turn. A chance meeting at the supermarket, however, opens a floodgate of buried emotions, and the romance is resumed. Gradually, Depardieu and Ardant's mutual obsession b... read more leave a comment