The Soft Skin

The Soft Skin is a 1964 French-Portuguese drama film directed by François Truffaut. The screenplay was written by Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard, with production by António da Cunha Telles. The cast includes Françoise Dorléac, Jean Desailly, Maurice Garrel, and Daniel Ceccaldi. The film was shot in black-and-white by director of photography Raoul Coutard. Music was composed by Georges Delerue and Joseph Haydn.

The narrative is set in Lisbon and explores themes of double life and love at first sight. The film has a runtime of 119 minutes according to one source and 113 minutes according to another. It was distributed by Netflix and is available on platforms such as HBO Max, Amazon Channel, and Criterion Channel. The production companies involved were Les Films du Carrosse, Societé d'Exploitation et de Distribution de Films (SEDIF), Simar Films, and Produções Cunha Telles.

Critical reception includes a review score of 7.8 out of 10, 90%, and 78 out of 100. Other metrics list a rating of 7.5 and a vote average of 7.148. The film generated revenue of 62261. Its original title is La Peau douce.