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La Peau douce
Silken Skin
Truffaut’s classic account of an ill-starred adulterous affair boasts Hitchcockian precision and pitch-perfect performances.
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Director
François Truffaut
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With
Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi
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France 1964. 113min
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Digital
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Certificate
12A
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English subtitles
One of Truffaut’s finest achievements, this chronicles an affair that develops between a meek middle-aged intellectual (Desailly) and a flight attendant (Dorleác): the man is clearly deceiving himself as well as his wife, which allows Truffaut to observe proceedings with a wry irony, as well as compassionate sympathy. Hitchcock’s influence is constantly evident in the precision and pace of Truffaut’s compositions and cutting.
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