A destructive passion between desire and madness.
Madame Jouve, the narrator, tells the tragedy of Bernard and Mathilde. Bernard was living happily with his wife Arlette and his son Thomas. One day, a couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, moves into the next house. This is the accidental reunion of Bernard and Mathilde, who had a passionate love affair years ago. The relationship revives... A somber study of human feelings.
Producer: François Truffaut
Director: François Truffaut
Screenplay: Suzanne Schiffman, Jean Aurel, François Truffaut
Director of Photography: William Lubtchansky
Bernard Coudray
Mathilde Bauchard
Philippe Bauchard
Arlette Coudray
Roland Duguet
Madame Odile Jouve
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