La femme d'à côté (1981)

 

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

From memory: A highly dramatic, passionate and ultimately tragic amour fou tale relies mostly on the strong performances by Ardant and Depardieu.

Halliwell (no star): "Rather uninteresting melodrama with a failure to communicate its apparent personal importance for the director."

Maltin***: "Somber, compassionate study of human nature and emotions,nicely acted by the two leads."