| The Soft Skin | |
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| French | La peau douce |
| Directed by | François Truffaut |
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| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Edited by | Claudine Bouché |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
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| Distributed by | Athos Films |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
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| Language | French |
| Box office | 597,910 admissions (France)[1] |
The Soft Skin (French: La peau douce) is a 1964 romantic drama film co-written and directed by François Truffaut and starring Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, and Nelly Benedetti. Written by Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard, it is about a married successful writer and lecturer who meets and has an affair with a flight attendant half his age. The film was shot on location in Paris, Reims, and Lisbon, and several scenes were filmed at Paris-Orly Airport. At the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or.[2] Despite Truffaut's recent success with Jules and Jim and The 400 Blows, The Soft Skin did not do well at the box office.[3]
- ^ "Box Office information for Francois Truffaut films". Box Office Story.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Soft Skin". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ Hobermann, J. (9 March 2011). "Truffaut's Unjustly Neglected The Soft Skin Ripe for Reappraisal". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2012.