Jean Desailly portrays “Pierre,” a man who appears content in his marriage but finds himself drawn to a stewardess named “Nicole” (Françoise Dorléac) while traveling to Lisbon for a lecture on Balzac. Their paths continue to cross, and after an extended elevator ride, he invites her for a drink. Despite plans to return to Paris the following day, they begin an affair. Pierre’s profession as a publisher often requires…

The opening of Paris’s modern Orly airport and the relatively new experience of flying are the setting for Francois Truffaut's 1964 film LA PEAU DOUCE ("The Soft Skin"). Pierre (Jean Desailly) is a French publisher who has built an impressive, comfortable life with his wife Franca (Nelly Benedetti), an Italian woman, and their young daughter. While attending a conference in Portugal, he begins an affair with flight a…