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The Woman Next Door

1981 · 106 min

A slow, suffocating burn of rekindled passion that tightens into dread, leaving you uneasy long after it ends.

Directed by
François Truffaut
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Henri Garcin
Tagline
A destructive passion between desire and madness.
Overview
Two ex-lovers wind up living next door to each other with their respective spouses. Forbidden passions ensue.

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Directed by
François Truffaut
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Henri Garcin
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
  • madness
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
François Truffaut
Written by
Jean Aurel, Suzanne Schiffman, François Truffaut
Starring
Gérard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Henri Garcin, Michèle Baumgartner, Roger Van Hool, Véronique Silver, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Nicole Vauthier
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
106 min
Country
France
Languages
English, French

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