The Soft Skin

"A Striking and Sensitive Effort." - Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly), a distinguished author and publisher with a wife and child, falls in love with a flight attendant, Nicole (Francoise Dorleac). Unable to decide between his wife and his mistress, Pierre keeps going back and forth between the two. Irritated, Nicole leaves Pierre, and an ironic, tragic twist of fate cuts short Pierre's plans to reconcile his marriage.