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  • 2021
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2021
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Driven by his desire to become a cabinetmaker, Luc arrives in Paris. Lost in the banlieues, he asks Djemila for directions. In the girl's shyness, Luc glimpses the chance of an adventure. The two meet again but then Luc has to return home to his father, who is also a carpenter. There, he meets Geneviève, whom he knows from the past, and ...

Directed By: Philippe Garrel

Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel

  • 2021
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2021
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 40 m

The Salt of Tears

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Driven by his desire to become a cabinetmaker, Luc arrives in Paris. Lost in the banlieues, he asks Djemila for directions. In the girl's shyness, Luc glimpses the chance of an adventure. The two meet again but then Luc has to return home to his father, who is also a carpenter. There, he meets Geneviève, whom he knows from the past, and ...

Directed By: Philippe Garrel

Written By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
62
55% Positive
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
9% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
62
55% Positive
6 Reviews
36% Mixed
4 Reviews
9% Negative
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80
Jan 20, 2021
Two classic themes, the eternal triangle and a provincial’s big-city struggles, get distinctive twists in Philippe Garrel’s brisk yet pain-filled new drama of youth’s illusions.
By Richard Brody FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 28, 2020
While The Salt of Tears threatens to devolve into a sympathetic male gaze with each new turn, Garrel actually manages to burrow within those boundaries and deconstruct their flaws from the inside out.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 20, 2021
The movie is well-written by Garrel, Carriere, and Langmann. Cinematographer Renato Berta makes the atmosphere in all of its beautiful simplicity. The acting is fantastic.
By Lorry Kikta FULL REVIEW
70
Feb 28, 2020
There’s an element of light comedy — rather than the more familiar irony — that feels fresh and invigorating, even if Garrel doesn’t quite stick the landing.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
58
Jan 20, 2021
Ultimately, what registers most strongly in The Salt Of Tears is Luc’s relationship with his father, a through line that acts as a kind of counterpoint to his romantic entanglements.
By Lawrence Garcia FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 2, 2021
A brooding film that feels strangely out of its era, perhaps on purpose.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
38
Feb 23, 2020
Philippe Garrel illustrates the absurdity behind the myth of the complementary couple with the same cynicism that permeates his previous work but none of the humor or wit.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Rectangle Productions, Close Up Films, Arte France Cinéma, Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), SRG - SSR, Wild Bunch, Ad Vitam Production, ARTE, Ciné+, Pictanovo, Région Hauts-de-France, Office Fédéral de la Culture, Cinéforom, Loterie Suisse Romande, Cofinova 16
Release Date Jan 20, 2021
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Website https://www.advitamdistribution.com/films/le-sel-des-larmes/
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Cahiers du Cinéma
• 1 Nomination

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