'' The Soft Skin '' ( ) is a 1964 French-Portuguese romantic drama film directed by François Truffaut and starring Jean Desailly , Françoise Dorléac , and Nelly Benedetti . Written by Truffaut and Jean-Louis Richard , the film is about a successful married publisher and lecturer who meets a beautiful air hostess with whom he has a love affair . The film was shot on location in Paris , Reims , and Lisbon , and several scenes were filmed at Paris-Orly Airport . At the 1964 Cannes Film Festival , the film was nominated for the Palme d'Or . Despite Truffaut 's recent success with '' Jules and Jim '' and '' The 400 Blows '' , '' The Soft Skin '' did not do well at the box office
1964 Cannes Film Festival
1964 Cannes Film Festival
The Soft Skin