Die süße Haut (1964)
8KDie süße Haut: Directed by François Truffaut. With Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi. Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of Sabine, around 10. He meets an air hostess, Nicole. They start a love affair, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stand staying away from her.
“Very poetic, early Truffaut, but already at his best. This story of a middle-aged intellectual man who certainly should not have too much to complain about in his life, but wants to give it a try for whatever reasons (mid-life crisis? vanity? play instinct? the beginnings of some sort of amour fou on his part?), thus bringing about a catastrophe, is brought to the screen in a powerful and masterly way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s all been described in large part by other users so far: Raoul Coutardu0026#39;s impressive black-and-white cinematography, the acting by Dorléac, Desailly and Benedetti, it all fitted very well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhatu0026#39;s more to mention, however, is a beautiful soundtrack by Georges Delerue, in my opinion a true masterpiece of film scoring, with a haunting main theme. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is really a film I shall keep in my heart for a long time. I certainly prefer it to u0026quot;Jules et Jimu0026quot;.”
