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The Soft Skin( 1964)

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The Eternal Triangle At Its Most Eternal.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Françoise Dorléac

      Nicole

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      Jean Desailly

      Pierre Lachenay

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      Nelly Benedetti

      Franca Lachenay

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      Daniel Ceccaldi

      Clément

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      Laurence Badie

      Ingrid

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      Philippe Dumat

      Directeur Cinéma Reims

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      Paule Emanuele

      Odile

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      Maurice Garrel

      Bontemps

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      Sabine Haudepin

      Sabine Lachenay

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      Dominique Lacarrière

      La Secrétaire Dominique

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      Jean Lanier

      Michel

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      Pierre Risch

      Chanoine

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      Maurice Magalon

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      Carnero

      Lisbon Organizer (uncredited)

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      Georges de Givray

      Le Père de Nicole (uncredited)

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      Catherine-Isabelle Duport

      Jeune Fille Reims (uncredited)

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      Maximiliènne Harlaut

      Mme. Leloix (uncredited)

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      Charles Lavialle

      Veilleur Hôtel Michelet (uncredited)

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      Gérard Poirot

      Franck (Co-pilot) (uncredited)

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      Olivia Poli

      Mme. Bontemps (uncredited)

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      Thérèse Renouard

      Caissière (uncredited)

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      Jean-Louis Richard

      Man in Street (uncredited)

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      François Truffaut

      Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)

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      Brigitte Zhendre-Laforest

      Livreuse Linge (uncredited)

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    A review by CRCulver

    5
    Written by CRCulver on Wed Jul 25 2018
    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, Pierre gives into a fling with his stewardess Nicole (Françoise Dorléac). They struggle to keep their affair secret, and Pierre is torn between a desire to fully give himself to his mistress, or hang on...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • double life
    • airplane
    • airport
    • paris, france
    • love at first sight
    • stewardess
    • lisbon, portugal
    • reims, france
    • break-up
    • divorce