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Salt on Our Skin

1992 · 111 min

A slow, sensual, and bittersweet romance that spans decades, blending passionate encounters with the quiet ache of lives lived apart.

Directed by
Andrew Birkin
Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
A Scottish woman who attends school in Paris comes home for the summer and helps take in the straw, where she meets an attractive and simple man. They begin a torrid affair despite the differences in their lifestyles. He asks her to marry him but she refuses, and they continue their separate lives but also continue their affair through the years, loving each other despite their differences.
How it feels
Romantic, melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, class, identity, memory
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Directed by
Andrew Birkin
Genres
Drama, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • memory
  • grief
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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