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.
Gérard Depardieu | Bernard Coudray |
Fanny Ardant | Mathilde Bauchard |
Henri Garcin | Philippe Bauchard |
Michèle Baumgartner | Arlette Coudray |
Roger Van Hool | |
Véronique Silver | |
Philippe Morier-Genoud | |
Nicole Vauthier | |
Muriel Combe | |
Olivier Becquaert | Thomas Coudray |
Catherine Crassac | Woman in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited) |
Jacques Preisach | Man in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited) |