The Soft Skin

Name: The Soft Skin
Director: François Truffaut
Released: 1963
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Cast: Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti, Jean Lanier, Daniel Ceccaldi

by François Truffaut1h591963France

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A writer, Pierre Lachenay, a family man, falls in love with an air hostess during a lecture tour. He leaves his wife, lives alone, and visits, in turn, his wife and his mistress. Unable to face up to the situation, putting off the moment of choice, Pierre is killed in a restaurant by his wife just as he was considering returning to married life.

Cast and crew

Credits
- Production Compagny : SEDIF, Simar Films, Les Films du Carrosse
- Distributor : MK2
- Dialogs : François Truffaut
- Director : François Truffaut
- Scenario : François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard
- Photo Director : Raoul Coutard
- Costume Design : Renée Rouzot
- Editing : Claudine Bouché
- Original Music : Georges Delerue
- Producer : António da Cunha Telles
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1963
- French release date : 20 mai 1964
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : French

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Ira Sachs
about The Soft Skin
of François Truffaut
What strikes me most is how the film is linked to the interest of Truffaut for Hitchcock.

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Françoise Dorléac

That Man from Rio

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The Young Girls Turn 25

Jean Lanier

Last Year at Marienbad

Daniel Ceccaldi

That Man from Rio

The Toy

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Sabine Haudepin

Jules and Jim

The Last Metro

Hotel America

Maurice Garrel

Adieu Philippine

Liberty at Night

Kings and Queen

Laurence Badie

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The Virtuous Scoundrel

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This film is recommended by

Costa Gavras

Ira Sachs

Pierre Salvadori

José Luis Guerín

Guillaume Brac

This film is part of the Cinematographic movement

"Nouvelle Vague"