---
title: 'The Woman in the Fifth (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paweł Pawlikowski'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-woman-in-the-fifth-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1605777/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Woman in the Fifth (2011)

2011 · 85 min · Drama, Mystery · United Kingdom, France, Poland


## Synopsis

The Woman in the Fifth is a 2011 French-British-Polish drama film directed and written by Paweł Pawlikowski. Adapted from Douglas Kennedy's 2007 novel of the same name, the film centers on a divorced American writer who moves to Paris to be closer to his young daughter. As he embarks on an affair with a mysterious widow, a dark force seems to be taking control of his life.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paweł Pawlikowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/pawe-pawlikowski)
- **Screenplay:** [Paweł Pawlikowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/pawe-pawlikowski), [Douglas Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-kennedy-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Max de Wardener](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-de-wardener)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ryszard Lenczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryszard-lenczewski)

## Cast

- [Samir Guesmi](https://cinepixo.com/people/samir-guesmi)
- [Nicolas Beaucaire](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-beaucaire)
- [Joanna Kulig](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-kulig)
- [Anne Benoît](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-benoit)
- [Marcela Iacub](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcela-iacub)
- [Kristin Scott Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristin-scott-thomas)
- [Serge Bozon](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-bozon)
- [Delphine Chuillot](https://cinepixo.com/people/delphine-chuillot)
- [Wilfred Benaïche](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfred-benaiche)
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke)
- [Grégory Gadebois](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-gadebois)

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Official site: http://www.womaninthefifth-movie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-woman-in-the-fifth-2011
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