The Soft Skin
E421051
The Soft Skin is a 1964 French drama film by François Truffaut that explores an extramarital affair and its tragic consequences in a restrained, Hitchcock-influenced style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Soft Skin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Soft Skin Context triple: [François Truffaut, notableWork, The Soft Skin]
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A.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
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B.
Beneath the Skin
"Beneath the Skin" is the second studio album by Icelandic indie folk/pop band Of Monsters and Men, known for its atmospheric sound and introspective lyrics.
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C.
A Certain Softness
"A Certain Softness" is a gentle, bossa nova–influenced love song by Paul McCartney, noted for its intimate acoustic arrangement and romantic lyrics.
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D.
The Reflecting Skin
The Reflecting Skin is a 1990 British-Canadian surreal horror drama film known for its haunting rural imagery and exploration of childhood, trauma, and dark Americana.
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E.
The Magic Skin
The Magic Skin is an 1831 philosophical novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of desire, power, and self-destruction through a magical talisman that grants wishes at the cost of the owner's life force.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Soft Skin Target entity description: The Soft Skin is a 1964 French drama film by François Truffaut that explores an extramarital affair and its tragic consequences in a restrained, Hitchcock-influenced style.
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A.
Only Skin
"Only Skin" is an extended, multi-part folk song by Joanna Newsom from her acclaimed 2006 album *Ys*, known for its intricate lyrics and expansive composition.
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B.
Beneath the Skin
"Beneath the Skin" is the second studio album by Icelandic indie folk/pop band Of Monsters and Men, known for its atmospheric sound and introspective lyrics.
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C.
A Certain Softness
"A Certain Softness" is a gentle, bossa nova–influenced love song by Paul McCartney, noted for its intimate acoustic arrangement and romantic lyrics.
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D.
The Reflecting Skin
The Reflecting Skin is a 1990 British-Canadian surreal horror drama film known for its haunting rural imagery and exploration of childhood, trauma, and dark Americana.
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E.
The Magic Skin
The Magic Skin is an 1831 philosophical novel by Honoré de Balzac that explores themes of desire, power, and self-destruction through a magical talisman that grants wishes at the cost of the owner's life force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| character |
Françoise Lachenay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicole ⓘ Pierre Lachenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Raoul Coutard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| director | François Truffaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Cocinor ⓘ |
| editedBy | Agnès Guillemot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Pierre Lachenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasColorProcess | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasFilmStyle | Hitchcockian suspense elements ⓘ |
| hasReception | mixed initial critical reception ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Alfred Hitchcock ⓘ |
| laterReception | critical reappraisal over time ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
extramarital affair
ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ marital infidelity ⓘ tragic consequences of adultery ⓘ |
| movement | French New Wave ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Delerue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | restrained ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Peau douce ⓘ |
| partOf |
Antoine Doinel series
ⓘ
surface form:
François Truffaut filmography
|
| producedBy |
Les Films du Carrosse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Société nouvelle de cinématographie ⓘ
surface form:
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
|
| publicationDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent |
Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
1964 Cannes Film Festival
|
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
François Truffaut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Louis Richard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| starring |
Françoise Dorléac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean Desailly ⓘ Nelly Benedetti ONNED1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Soft Skin Description of subject: The Soft Skin is a 1964 French drama film by François Truffaut that explores an extramarital affair and its tragic consequences in a restrained, Hitchcock-influenced style.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.