The New Girlfriend (Une nouvelle amie) (R)

synopsis

Claire has just lost Laura, her best friend. Deeply depressed, she begins spending time with David, Laura's husband, whom she secretly loves. Following a dinner with Gilles, her husband, and David, where her feelings for the latter resurface, she shows up unannounced at his home. She discovers that the young widower dresses up as a woman. Is it a way for David to fill the gap left by the deceased? While he asks her not to say anything, she soon realizes that she can't keep her promise. As a quest of identity begins, Gilles starts suspecting his wife of having an affair with David. Based on the novel by Ruth Rendell.