It's the work of a director operating at the height of his powers, and figuring out where he wanted to take his career after that first flash of inspiration.

Francois Truffaut's "The Soft Skin" is being revived at the very moment when it seems uncannily prophetic

Franois Truffaut's fourth feature, The Soft Skin, has never gotten much respect -- even though many people (myself included) regard it as one of his best.

Francois Truffaut’s cool, creamy smooth story of a doomed affair channels the director’s love of Hitchcock into a romantic melodrama. It isn’t a thriller in any traditional sense of the term but still evokes the master of suspense.