by guestwriter
La Peau Douce
[The Soft Skin] was the fifth film directed by François Truffaut. The story is a love triangle and as it happens in so many of Truffaut’s movies the fulfillment of someone’s endeavors doesn’t happen due to various complications. We have an apparently happily married couple, Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly) and his wife, Franca, and their little girl, Sabine. Being a successful and world-renowned publisher and lecturer in Paris, Pierre is obliged to travel a lot for conferences. When in Lisbon, Lachenay feels attracted to an airline hostess, Nicole (Françoise Dorléac, Catherine Deneuve’s elder sister, who tragically died a few years later in a car accident).
From this point on the movie takes a different turn, daringly and controversially presenting the personal tourment experienced by each player caught up in this love triangle. Beautifully shot in crystal clear black and white, La Peau Douce echoes with regret, unfulfillment and revenge. Truffaut seems to have found a recipe that combines several genres like dark comedy, melodrama, romance, suspense thriller and film noir in a movie that is far better regarded today, rightfully so, than it was at the time of its release.
A film I haven’t seen… it sounds like a classic, the eternal twirl of human emotions, an eternal classic.
Have a wonderful weekend! 😉
Seems really interesting!! 😉
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Antonia
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This sounds like a plan that I could truly love… I must check it out!
I have not seen this fim, but it sounds good! Love the black and white pic too Happy Sunday xx
Sounds like something I’d enjoy watching. And I think the girl on a photo looks a bit like Jean Shrimpton.
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend, darling!
P.S. Yay to size 37! 🙂
Sounds like a good movie! Have a lovely week ahead, Kellie xx
This movie is so wonderful! I absolutely love it- what a great pick.
I don’t blame him for falling in love in LISBON 🙂
Oh definitely going to check it out!
love this pic – black and white photography is so beautiful! sounds like a great movie.
This movie sounds amazing! I will definitely have to see it!
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