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The Soft Skin

La peau douce

1964

François Truffaut

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

7.5

3,344

Drama. Romance Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He meets an air hostess, Nicole. They start a love affair, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"It's stunningly assured, suspenseful, emotionally truthful and tough."	POS
United Kingdom	David Jenkins Time Out	"[A] steely 1964 study in the cruel mechanics of illicit love."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune	"Not a total success perhaps, but still a striking and sensitive effort."	POS

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