Movie

The Salt of Tears

2020 · 100 min

A quiet, black-and-white drift through youthful desire and indecision, cool and observational, with an ache that lingers after the credits.

Overview: Luc travels to Paris for the first time to sit the entrance exam for a carpentry school. There he meets Djemila, a young worker with whom he enjoys a short romance, before returning to his home town and beginning a relationship with Geneviève, whom he has known since childhood. Caught between two passions, Luc runs, resolving to fulfil his father's dreams by devoting himself to his future... until finally, he experiences true love.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, coming-of-age, identity, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
coming-of-age
identity
family
betrayal
Places: big city
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild