Description
Franc¸ois Truffaut followed up the international phenomenon Jules and Jim with this tense tale of infidelity. The unassuming Jean Desailly is perfectly cast as a celebrated literary scholar, seemingly happily married, who embarks on an affair with a gorgeous stewardess, played by Franc¸oise Dorle´ac, who is captivated by his charm and reputation. As their romance gets serious, the film grows anxious, leading to a wallop of a conclusion. Truffaut made The Soft Skin at a time when he was immersing himself in the work of Alfred Hitchcock, and that master’s influence can be felt throughout this complex, insightful, and underseen French New Wave treasure.
Special Features
- New high-definition digital restoration
- Audio commentary by screenwriter Jean-Louis Richard and François Truffaut scholar Serge Toubiana
- New video essay by filmmaker and critic Kent Jones
- Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock, a 1999 documentary by film historian Robert Fischer
- Interview with Truffaut from 1965 about the film
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic Molly Haskell