An Affair of the Skin

An Affair of the Skin

The producers of "The Balcony" now give you a blunt, contemporary drama in which, for the first time, an American looks into our sex attitudes with the same frankness as the Italians and French look at theirs!

1963 · 102 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

A neurotic woman, her unhappy husband and three other New Yorkers share a complicated relationship.

Directed by Ben Maddow · Written by Ben Maddow

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