The Soft Skin (French: La peau douce) is a 1964 French romantic drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, and Nelly Benedetti. Written by Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard, the film is about a successful married publisher and lecturer who meets a beautiful air hostess with whom he has a love affair.[1] The film was shot on location in Paris, Reims, and Lisbon, and several scenes were filmed at Paris-Orly Airport.[2] At the 1964 Cannes Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or.[3][4] Despite Truffaut's recent success with Jules and Jim and The 400 Blows, The Soft Skin did not do well at the box office.[5]
