The Soft Skin

1964 119 min ★ 7.1 Drama, Romance

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.

Cast

Françoise Dorléac

Nicole

Jean Desailly

Pierre Lachenay

Nelly Benedetti

Franca Lachenay

Daniel Ceccaldi

Clément

Laurence Badie

Ingrid

Philippe Dumat

Directeur Cinéma Reims

Paule Emanuele

Odile

Maurice Garrel

Bontemps

Sabine Haudepin

Sabine Lachenay

Dominique Lacarrière

La Secrétaire Dominique

Details

Director

François Truffaut

Screenplay

François Truffaut

Tagline

"The Eternal Triangle At Its Most Eternal."

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Revenue

$62,261

Production

Les Films du Carrosse, Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF), Simar Films, Produções Cunha Telles

Reviews

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CRCulver

July 25, 2018

★ 5/10

Paris's then-brand-new Orly airport and the still novel phenomenon of air travel form the backdrop for Francois Truffaut's 1964 feature LA PEAU DOUCE ("The Soft Skin"). Pierre (Jean Desailly) is a French publisher who has established an enviable successful bourgeois life and home, married to Italian wife Franca (Nelly Benedetti) and with a little girl. But on a trip to Portugal for a conference, P...

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CinemaSerf

January 26, 2026

★ 7/10

Successful and ostensibly happily married “Pierre” (Jean Desailly) is flying to Lisbon to give a lecture on Balzac when the stewardess “Nicole” (Françoise Dorléac) catches his eye. It turns out that she is staying in the same hotel as him, and so after a trip up in the lift with her - that seems to take forever - he decides to call her from his room and ask her to meet for a drink. After a bit of ...