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
as Bernard Coudray
Fanny Ardant
as Mathilde Bauchard
Henri Garcin
as Philippe Bauchard
Michèle Baumgartner
as Arlette Coudray
Roger Van Hool
as Roland Duguet
Véronique Silver
as Madame Odile Jouve
Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Doctor
Nicole Vauthier
as
Muriel Combe
as
Olivier Becquaert
as Thomas Coudray
Catherine Crassac
as Woman in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)
Jacques Preisach
as Man in the Hotel's Staircase (uncredited)
