The Woman Next Door is a 1981

1981 in film

-Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....

 French film

Cinema of France

The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...

 directed by François Truffaut

François Truffaut

François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...

. The film was the 39th highest grossing film of the year with a total of 1,087,600 admissions in France.

Plot

Bernard Coudray lives with his wife and young son in a remote country house near to Grenoble. One day, a married couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, move into the house next door. Mathilde and Bernard were lovers, many years before, and both are equally surprised at the unexpected reunion. Initially, Bernard avoids Mathilde, but a chance meeting in a supermarket reawakens a long-buried passion and they are soon having an affair. Unfortunately, neither of them seems capable of controlling the emotional whirlwind which this unleashes.

Cast

• Gérard Depardieu
  Gérard Depardieu
  Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
  
   - Bernard Coudray
• Fanny Ardant
  Fanny Ardant
  Fanny Marguerite Judith Ardant is a French actress. She has appeared in more than fifty motion pictures since 1976. Ardant won the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Pédale douce.-Early life:...
  
   - Mathilde Bauchard
• Henri Garcin - Philippe Bauchard
• Michèle Baumgartner - Arlette Coudray
• Roger Van Hool - Roland Duguet
• Véronique Silver
  Véronique Silver
  Véronique Silver was a French actress.She was born in Amiens.-Filmography:* 1954 : Si Versailles m'était conté..., directed by Sacha Guitry, with Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Louis Barrault, Bourvil, Claudette Colbert and Gino Cervi* 1957 : Méfiez-vous fillettes, directed by Yves...
  
   - Madame Odile Jouve
• Philippe Morier-Genoud
  Philippe Morier-Genoud
  -Selected filmography:* Confidentially Yours * Au revoir les enfants * Cyrano de Bergerac * Safe Conduct -Reference:...
  
  - Doctor