“Salt on our skin” ( German Salz auf unserer Haut and English Salt on Our Skin ) or “Desire” ( English Desire ) is a 1992 feature film co-produced by Germany , France and Canada , a romantic and erotic melodrama directed by the director Andrew Birkin . The script for the film was written by the director himself, together with Bee Gilbert, based on the famous French novel Les Vaisseaux Du Coeur, written by Benoit Grou ( FR Benoîte Groult and German Benoîte Groult ) and released in 1988 .
| Salt on our skin | |
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| Salz auf unserer haut | |
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| Genre | drama / romance |
| Producer | Andrew Birkin |
| Producer | Bernd Ehinger Edwin Leicht Martin Moskowitz |
| Author script | Benoit Gru Andrew Birkin Bee Gilbert |
| In the main cast | Greta Skachki Vincent d'Onofrio |
| Operator | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Composer | Klaus Doldinger |
| Film company | Neue constantin film |
| Duration | 110 minutes |
| A country |  Germany  France  Canada |
| Tongue | |
| Year | 1992 |
| IMDb | ID 0105306 |
The main roles in this film were played by Greta Skacca , Vincent d'Onofrio , Hanns Zischler , Anais Zhanneret , Barbara Jones and Petra Berndt . The film was shot in Scotland : in Glasgow and in several other localities [1] . The film premiered on September 17, 1992 in Germany .
Content
Story
The film tells the love story of a Frenchwoman and a Scot. She was a student who came on vacation to Scotland from Paris , and he was a local Scottish fisherman. They had different upbringing, different tastes, but between them, like a spark, love broke out.
The film begins in the late 50s of the XX century. Georgie Mack Even is a young girl living in Paris. She comes for a vacation in Scotland, where she meets Gavin, a simple peasant guy. She falls in love with him and spends the night with him.
A year later, Georgie again comes to Scotland and again meets Gavin, who is already engaged to another. Georgie and Gavin, despite this, continue their love relationship. In subsequent years, Georgie studies, and Gavin works as a fisherman. Gavin offers her lover to marry him, but she refuses.
In the future, both Georgie and Gavin marry, but with other people in the marriage they have children. After a few years of marriage, Georgie gets divorced and goes to Canada . And Gavin at this time participates in fishermen's protests against government policy.
Despite everything, Georgie and Gavin continue their relationship, meeting throughout their lives, and these meetings were full of love and passion. Georgie explains to Gavin why she did not agree to marry him — she could not live with a simple fisherman. About 30 years after they met, their last meeting takes place, after which Gavin dies.
Cast
- Greta Scacci - Georgie Mack Evan
- Vincent d'Onofrio - Gavin
- Anais Zhanneret - Frederick
- Hanns Zischler - Sydney
- Barbara Jones - Ellen
- Claudine Oger - Georgie's mother
- Rolf Illig - Georgie's father
- Sandra Waugh - Gavin's mother
- Gen d'Onofrio - Gavin 's father
- Petra Berndt - Jody
- Laszlo Kish - Angus
- Shirley Henderson - Mary
- Charles Berlain - Roger
- Carrie Harris - Daniel
- Shaun Provender - Daniel at the age of six
- Philippe Preten - Al
Reaction
Fees
In Germany, the film raised 889 thousand dollars [2] .
Criticism
The German magazine “ Cinema ” ( German Cinema ) called this film an erotic kitsch based on a feminist bestseller [3] .
Reviews
Interesting Facts
- The original name of the film is “Salz auf unserer Haut” (“The Other Woman”) - “Salt on our skin”, but in the USA the film was known as “Desire”, hence the Russian name “Desire”.
Other names
- Salz auf unserer haut
- Salt on our skin, Desire
- Les vaisseaux du cœur
- Desire, Salt on Our Skin
- Il sale sulla pelle
- Suolaa ihollamme
- Zout op mijn huid
- A szerelem fészkei
- La piel del deseo
- A pele do desejo
See also
- "Cherbourg umbrellas"
Notes
Links
- “Salt on Our Skin” on the Internet Movie Database
- “Salt on our skin” on the Video Guide website