Fresh
Francois Truffaut's "The Soft Skin" is being revived at the very moment when it seems uncannily prophetic
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The Soft Skin
The Eternal Triangle At Its Most Eternal.
1964 · 1h 59m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
François Truffaut
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The Soft Skin
Overview
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married to Franca and father of Sabine. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stay away from her.
Director and cast
- François Truffaut Director
- Françoise Dorléac as Nicole
- Jean Desailly as Pierre Lachenay
- Nelly Benedetti as Franca Lachenay
- Daniel Ceccaldi as Clément
- Laurence Badie as Ingrid
- Philippe Dumat as Directeur cinéma Reims
- Paule Emanuele as Odile
- Maurice Garrel as Bontemps
- Sabine Haudepin as Sabine Lachenay
- Dominique Lacarrière Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Francois Truffaut's fourth feature, The Soft Skin, has never gotten much respect -- even though many people (myself included) regard it as one of his best.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
Truffaut does show that he can make a solidly carpentered film like anybody else.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
[A] steely 1964 study in the cruel mechanics of illicit love.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Rotten
It's a curiously crude and hackneyed drama to come from Mr. Truffaut, but this way of using his actors and working his camera is up to his style.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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