The Soft Skin (1964)

Original title

La Peau douce

Directed by

François Truffaut

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Portugal

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 216 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A successful writer and lecturer begins an affair with a younger flight attendant. The film follows the complications and emotional fallout from this relationship.

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What happens

The Soft Skin (French: La peau douce) is a 1964 romantic drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac and Nelly Benedetti. Written by Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard, it follows a married successful writer and lecturer who meets and has an affair with a flight attendant half his age. The film was shot on location in Paris, Reims, and Lisbon, and several scenes were filmed at Paris-Orly Airport. At the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or. Despite Truffaut's recent success with Jules and Jim and The 400 Blows, The Soft Skin did not do well at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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