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Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   2,222 votes
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Director:
François Truffaut
Writers:
François Truffaut (original scenario) &
Suzanne Schiffman (original scenario) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
30 September 1981 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Madame Jouve, the narrator, tells the tragedy of Bernard and Mathilde. Bernard was living happily with his wife Arlette and his son Thomas... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Authors of their own destruction more (11 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Woman Next Door (UK) (USA)
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Runtime:
France:106 min | USA:106 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Grenoble, Isère, France

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
François Truffaut decided to write the script of this movie when he saw 'Gerard Depardieu' and Fanny Ardant sit side-by-side at the Cesar's night. more
Movie Connections:
References The Unknown (1927) more

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Authors of their own destruction, 23 October 2004
6/10
Author: paul2001sw-1 (paul2001sw@yahoo.co.uk) from Saffron Walden, UK

A young, almost boyish Gerard Depardieu stars in 'The Woman Next Door', one of Francois Truffaut's later films. In some ways, it's a stereotypically French affair, a stylish and urbane story of passionate love. But the film itself, though nicely observed, fails to really catch fire. One reason may be the fact that their isn't much in the way of character development, not because the characters are one-dimensional but because they are fully described in the premise, and change little thereafter. We are told that the central figures are in love, but know they could not live together, and what follows is merely the logical exposition of this. Another is that they themselves seem the biggest obstacles to their own happiness. Therefore, though the film is watchable throughout, as a whole it amounts to little more than a collection of its parts, rather than a great and profound tragedy. Other work by this director packed a greater punch.

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