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Salt on Our Skin (1992)
Director: Andrew Birkin
Cast: Greta Scacchi, Vincent D'Onofrio, Anaïs Jeanneret, Hanns Zischler
Runtime111 min
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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.
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Fans of character-driven dramas with an unconventional love story will appreciate the nuanced performances and emotional depth in 'Salt on Our Skin' from 1992, directed by Andrew Birkin. The film explores the complexities of an intense, long-running affair between two people from vastly different backgrounds, delivering a poignant exploration of love, class, and desire.
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Salt on Our Skin is a 1992 erotic romantic drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin, starring Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film is based on Benoîte Groult’s novel Les vaisseaux du coeur published in 1988. The plot follows the passionate relationship between mismatched lovers, a Parisian intellectual woman and a Scottish fisherman, brought together by lust. Their passionate encounters over 30 years make both their lives worth living. Scacchi and D'Onofrio were a real life couple at that time.
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