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Salt on the Skin

1984 · 90 min

A quiet, gently comic character study about a guarded man slowly letting warmth back in.

Directed by
Jean-Marie Degèsves
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Richard Bohringer, Catherine Frot, Anne Clignet
Overview
After a computer operator has been through a painful relationship, he is determined to look the other way every time any interesting woman enters his life. He has his other loves - photography and model planes - to challenge him anyway. However, one day a car breaks down in front of his house, and a young mother with her 10-year-old daughter come in looking for assistance. The daughter is endearing and would make a terrific subject for a photo contest. As both the young mother and the computer operator studiously ignore the flicker of romantic sparks, it is only a matter of time before the flame either grows or is extinguished.

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Directed by
Jean-Marie Degèsves
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Richard Bohringer, Catherine Frot, Anne Clignet
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • isolation
    • parenthood
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Jean-Marie Degèsves
    Written by
    Jean-Marie Degèsves
    Starring
    Richard Bohringer, Catherine Frot, Anne Clignet, Yvette Merlin, Isabelle Glorie, Michel Galabru, Michel Bawedin, Liliane Becker
    Cinematography
    Raoul Coutard
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Belgium
    Languages
    French

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