Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 10, 2015
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray $39.95
Studio: Criterion
François Truffaut (The 400 Blows) followed up the international phenomenon Jules and Jim with 1964’s The Soft Skin, a tense tale of infidelity.
Françoise Dorléac in The Soft Skin
The unassuming Jean Desailly (Le doulos) is perfectly cast as a celebrated literary scholar, seemingly happily married, who embarks on an affair with a gorgeous stewardess, played by Françoise Dorléac (The Young Girls of Rochefort), 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 drama-romance 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 the film, an under-seen French New Wave treasure.
Presented in French with English subtitles, Criterion’s DVD and Blu-ray editions of the film include the following:
- New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• Audio commentary by screenwriter Jean-Louis Richard and François Truffaut scholar Serge Toubiana
• New video essay by filmmaker and critic Kent Jones
• Interview with Truffaut from 1965 about the film
• New English subtitle translation
• An essay by critic Molly Haskell
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