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François Truffaut

La Peau douce (The Soft Skin)

Director François Truffaut Music (original) George Delerue Cast Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jean Lanier
120' - 1964 - Drama, Romance - Format: 35mm - Dialogue: Portuguese, French, English
The story concerns a love affair between successful literary magazine editor Pierre Lachenay and alluring airline stewardess, Nicole Chomette. They meet on a flight to Lisbon, where Pierre is scheduled to deliver a lecture. When he returns to Paris, they continue their affair, but find it is difficult to set up their clandestine trysts, so Pierre arranges a lecture trip to Reims, where they can be together. Upon his return to Paris, his wife Franca, suspicious her husband is having an affair, quarrels with Pierre, who leaves her and asks Nicole to marry him. Nicole refuses his proposition ...

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Credits

Directors

François Truffaut

Music (original)

George Delerue

Cast

Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jean Lanier

Scenario

François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard

Director of Photography

Raoul Coutard

Editors

Claudine Bouché

Producers

Antonio Da Cunha Telles

Production studios

Sedif-films du carrosse

Rights Owner

Cooperative Nouveau Cinema

More info

Dialogue

Portuguese, French, English

Countries of production

France

Year

1964

Filmography

François Truffaut
Une visite (short, 1955), Les mistons (short, 1957), Les quatre cents coups (1959), Tirez sur le pianiste (1960), Tire-au-flanc 62 (1960), Une histoire d'eau (short, 1961), Jules et Jim (1962), Antoine and Colette (short, 1962), Los 4 Golpes (short, 1962), La peau douce (1964), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), La mariée était en noir (1968), Baisers volés (1968), La sirène du Mississipi (1969), L'enfant sauvage (1970), Domicile conjugal (1970), Les deux Anglaises et le continent (1971), Une belle fille comme moi (1972), La nuit américaine (1973), L'histoire d'Adèle H. (1975), L'argent de poche (1976), L'homme qui aimait les femmes (1977), La chambre verte (1978), L'amour en fuite (1979), Le dernier métro (1980), La femme d'à côté (1981), Vivement dimanche ! (1983)

Technical Specs

Format
35mm