The excitement in The Soft Skin, however, gives way to an intense tragedy that's INFORMED by the thrills.
The Soft Skin(La Peau douce)
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France · 1964
1h 59m
Director François Truffaut
Starring Françoise Dorléac, Jean Desailly, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi
Genre Drama, Romance
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Pierre Lachenay is a famous writer and editor, married to Franca and father to 10-year-old Sabine. While on a trip to Lisbon, he meets Nicole, a beautiful air hostess. What happens to Pierre’s marriage when he is unable to stay away from the enchanting Nicole?
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The Soft Skin is a movie about the agony and ecstasy of an extramarital affair. Truffaut treats it like a crime film-low-key yet tense, filled with carefully planted potential "clues" and an undercurrent of anxiety.
Redemptively, the cast goes a long way: Jean Desailly is perfect as a jowly literary celeb deep in midlife crisis, while the aloof Françoise Dorléac is magnetic as his airline stewardess and all-too-scrutable love object.
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
What it comes down to is: Pierre is a lousy adulterer. He lacks the desire, the reason and the skill.
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