Synopsis
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.
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Cast
- Françoise DorléacNicole
- Jean DesaillyPierre Lachenay
- Nelly BenedettiFranca Lachenay
- Daniel CeccaldiClément
- Laurence BadieIngrid
- Philippe DumatDirecteur Cinéma Reims
- Paule EmanueleOdile
- Maurice GarrelBontemps
- Sabine HaudepinSabine Lachenay
- Dominique LacarrièreLa Secrétaire Dominique
Recommendations
- 100
IndieWire
The excitement in The Soft Skin, however, gives way to an intense tragedy that's INFORMED by the thrills. - 80
Village Voice
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. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
What it comes down to is: Pierre is a lousy adulterer. He lacks the desire, the reason and the skill. - 60
Time Out
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.
