71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Le sel des larmes / The Salt of Tears

Philippe Garrel
France - Switzerland      100 m.
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A young man's first female conquests and the deep love he feels for his father. The story of Luc, a young man from the provinces, who visits Paris to sit his arts and craft college entrance exam. In the street he meets Djemila, with whom he enjoys a brief romance. Returning to his father's house, he begins a relationship with his childhood friend Geneviève, while Djemila longs to see him again. When Luc is accepted by the college he leaves once more for Paris, leaving Geneviève and the baby she is carrying behind him...

Director
Philippe Garrel
Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carrière, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel
Production
Rectangle Productions (France)
Edouard Weil, Laurine Pelassy
Close Up Films (Switzerland)
Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon
Arte France Cinéma (France)
Olivier Père, Rémi Burah
RTS Radio Télévision Suisse et SRG SSR (Switzerland)
Françoise Mayor
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Wild Bunch (France)
Photography
Renato Berta
Edition
François Gedigier
Music
Jean-Louis Aubert
Cast
Logann Antuofermo, Oulaya Amamra, André Wilms, Louise Chevillotte, Souheila Yacoub
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
100 m.
Country
France - Switzerland
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