The Soft Skin
Original title: La peau douce · Turkish title: Yumuşak ten
“The Eternal Triangle At Its Most Eternal.”
1964 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by 
François Truffaut
François TruffautCast
Jean Desailly 
Françoise Dorléac Nelly Benedetti
Credits
Written by: François Truffaut
Plot
A married writer begins an affair with an air hostess.
Sinekatalog’s take
François Truffaut's drama of a married writer's affair is a cool, suspenseful study of adultery. Jean Desailly and Françoise Dorléac are fine in a Hitchcockian tale with a shocking ending.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (9,248 votes)
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