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The Woman Next Door

A destructive passion between desire and madness.

1981 · 1h 46m · R Drama, Romance
Directed by François Truffaut

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Overview

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

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85%
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Fresh

A profoundly Hitchcockian film, in that its real subjects are guilt, passion and terrible consequences of a sin that starts out small.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

The work of one of the most continuously surprising and accomplished directors of his day.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

In the end, the film is not about an attraction between two people, but about the love of the spectator for the image -- the perverse transactions between the audience and the screen.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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