The 400 Blows (1959) and Jules et Jim (1962) established François Truffaut as an outstanding and original director. The Soft Skin (La peau douce) (1964) was not in the same league. Although it displays many of his story-telling skills, not least a gift for suspense, the film feels dated, the characters are not quite as interesting as in his earlier hits, and the plot – a middle-aged married man has an affair with an air hostess, and his worn marriage falls apart - is a little formulaic.
Francois Truffaut's "The Soft Skin" is being revived at the very moment when it seems uncannily prophetic. It tells the story of a wealthy and famous French man, Pierre Lachenay, who has an affair with an airline hostess and foolishly thinks he can keep it a secret from his wife. The difference between Pierre Lachenay and Dominique Strauss-Kahn is that Pierre is timid and guilty, although he would have saved himself a great deal of grief by being even more timid. Also, of course, DSK is accused of rape, not cheating.
Nuits de France Culture - Août 2021
Nuits de France Culture - Août 2021 05/07/2021
Le réalisateur Claude Chabrol, assis dans la pénombre d une pièce• Crédits :
Caroline Caldier -
Nuit du samedi 31 juillet au dimanche 01 août 2021
23:00 - 23:56 Faits Divers - Sincères condoléances (1ère diffusion : 07/05/1957 Chaîne Parisienne)
De Charles Maître - Interprétation Madeleine Ozeray, (Hélène), Marie-Jeanne Gardien, Régine Chantal, Jeanne Dorival, Yves Duchateau, Pierre-Alain Jolivet, Gaétan Jor, Jacqueline Rivière (la Comtesse Geneviève du Chesnay), André Var (le Comte Edouard du Chesnay) et Jane Marken (madame Aubert) - Réalisation Pierre Billard