La Peau Douce (1964)
Genre: Drama / Romance
Duration: 113 minuten
Alternative titles: The Soft Skin / Silken Skin
Country:
France
Directed by: François Truffaut
Stars: Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac and Nelly Benedetti
IMDb score:
7,5 (9.066)
Releasedate: 20 April 1964
La Peau Douce plot
"The Eternal Triangle At Its Most Eternal."
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher. On a business trip to Lisbon, he meets the flight attendant Nicole, whom he falls in love with. Back in Paris, they continue the relationship in secret. In his efforts to keep the relationship a secret from everyone, he goes too far. To make amends with Nicole, he takes her to a rural hotel, something he had actually promised his wife. When his wife finds out about this, she is furious and decides to take revenge.
Actors and actresses
Nicole
Pierre Lachenay
Franca Lachenay
Clément
Ingrid
Directeur Cinéma Reims
Odile
Bontemps
Sabine Lachenay
La Secrétaire Dominique
Reviews & comments
mrklm
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- 11714 messages
- 10090 votes
Publisher Pierre Lachenay [Jean Desailly] earns a tidy sum with lectures at home and abroad, which often forces him to leave his wife [Nelly Benedetti] home alone for days. During a flight to Lisbon, he comes into contact with stewardess Nicole [Françoise Dorléac], with whom he starts an affair.
Simple basic plot that rises to great heights under the direction of François Truffaut - who worked with screenwriter Jean-Louis Richard for the first time. Truffaut was busy with his book about Hitchcock in 1964 and the hand of the master of suspense is palpable here in the way Truffaut manages to express the underlying tensions and related emotions of the main characters in a purely visual way.
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Bobbejaantje
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- 2323 messages
- 2101 votes
Simple story that is worked out in a fascinating way. As a viewer, you almost feel the 'trial' that Jean Desailly and Françoise Dorléac undergo in Reims, the effort that Desailly has to make to get rid of the sticky organizer. Beautifully shot, nice score, great dialogues. The perfect adultery film as far as I'm concerned. I found the ending quite brutal, but apparently this film is based on true events.
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wihu61
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- 1014 messages
- 541 votes
Watched it for the third time, and it strikes me more and more how many subtleties this film contains. I don't think it can be removed from my top 10 for the time being...
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