The Soft Skin [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: François Truffaut François Truffaut

Overview

After twelve years of marriage, Pierre (Jean Desailly), a middle-aged literary professional, entertains thoughts of adultery. Returning from a trip to Portugal, he meets airline attendant Nicole (Francoise Dorleac) who captures his attention. Soon after, they begin dating and he falls in love. His wife, Franca (Nelly Benedetti), becomes suspicious of his behavior and catches him in a lie. The two agree upon divorce, but when Franca finds out the whole truth, a mere divorce will not satisfy her. A few short years after the success of Francoise Truffaut's Jules et Jim, came La Peau Douce/The Soft Skin--another story about a love triangle. In this case, however, the story is not about the depth of friendship and love between the unusual characters as in Jules, but about superficial desires of ordinary people in a "modern" world. Highly regarded cinematographer Raoul Coutard often worked with Truffaut in the sixties (Tirez Sur le Pianiste/Shoot the Pianist, Jules et Jim), though his success was not confined to only Truffaut's direction (Jean-Luc Godard's A bout de souffle/Breathless and Contempt, Jacques Demy's Lola and Costra-Gavras' Z among others).

Product Details

Release Date:	03/17/2015
UPC:	0715515141116
Original Release:	1964
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:57:00
Sales rank:	15,967

Special Features

Audio commentary by screenwriter Jean-Louis Richard and François Truffaut scholar Serge Toubiana New video essay by filmmaker and critic Kent Jones Mousieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock, a 1999 documentary by film historian Robert Fischer Interview with Truffaut from 1965 about the film

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jean Desailly	Pierre Lachenay
Françoise Dorléac	Nicole Chomette
Nelly Benedetti	Franca Lachenay
Daniel Ceccaldi	Clement
Laurence Badie	Ingrid
Sabine Haudepin	Sabine
Philippe Dumat	Reims Cinema Manager
Jean Lanier	Michel
Paule Emanuele	Odile
Pierre Risch	Canon
Dominique Lacarrière	Pierre's Secretary
Maurice Garrel	Bontemps
Gérard Poirot	Actor
Georges de Givray	Nicole's Father
Charles Lavialle	Night Porter at Hotel Michelet
Carnero	Organizer at Lisbon
Catherine Duport	Young Girl at Rheims,Jeune fille Reims
Maximilienne Harlaut	Actor
Olivia Poli	Mme. Bontemps
Theresa Renouard	Actor
Brigitte Zhendre-Laforest	Linen Delivery Woman
Jean-Louis Richard	Man in Street
François Truffaut	Le pompiste
Mme. Harlaut	Mme. Leloix
Francoise Dorleac	Actor
Georges Delerue	Composer

Technical Credits

François Truffaut

Jean-Louis Richard

François Truffaut	Director,Screenwriter
Jean-Louis Richard	Screenwriter
António da Cunha Telles	Producer