The Soft Skin

About The Soft Skin

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.

The Soft Skin is a 1964 romance film directed by François Truffaut. Released in April 1964, it runs 119 minutes.

Its themes are divorce, airplane, break-up, and airport.

Françoise Dorléac takes the lead as Nicole, Jean Desailly as Pierre Lachenay, Nelly Benedetti as Franca Lachenay, and Daniel Ceccaldi as Clément. The screenplay is by François Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard. Produced by Les Films du Carrosse. It streams on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel in the United States.

French Kiss, The Terminal, and Jackie Brown make useful companions to The Soft Skin, all filed under stewardess. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 226 votes and it carries a NR rating.