THE SALT OF TEARS

LE SEL DES LARMES

By Philippe GARREL

KINODVOR - as BUYER REP

Drama - Completed 2019

Caught between two passionate affairs – Djemila in Paris and his childhood friend Geneviève – and his father’s dreams, will Luc find his true path in life?

Festivals
& Awards

Busan IFF 2020
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San Sebastian 2020
Official Selections
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • FRENCH
    • Director(s)
    • Philippe GARREL
    • Writer(s)
    • Philippe GARREL, Jean-Claude CARRIERE, Arlette LANGMANN
    • Producer(s)
    • Edouard WEIL (RECTANGLE PRODUCTIONS)
    • Synopsis
    • 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.

      A powerful and affectionate filial tribute from Philippe Garrel, THE SALT OF TEARS evokes a young man's first romantic encounters, and the admiration he feels for his father.