The Soft Skin (1969)
Cinema V | Release Date: March 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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0
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100
IndieWireEric KohnMar 9, 2011
The excitement in The Soft Skin, however, gives way to an intense tragedy that's INFORMED by the thrills. Read full review
80
Village VoiceJ. HobermanMar 8, 2011
The Soft Skin is a movie about the agony and ecstasy of an extramarital affair. Truffaut treats it like a crime film-low-key yet tense, filled with carefully planted potential "clues" and an undercurrent of anxiety. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMay 25, 2011
What it comes down to is: Pierre is a lousy adulterer. He lacks the desire, the reason and the skill. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMar 8, 2011
Redemptively, the cast goes a long way: Jean Desailly is perfect as a jowly literary celeb deep in midlife crisis, while the aloof Françoise Dorléac is magnetic as his airline stewardess and all-too-scrutable love object. Read full review
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