The Salt of Life

"Gianni is back and looking for love ..."

2011 1h 30m IT

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 55

Comedy

Synopsis

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Gianni is sixty. He is retired but has not become lazy for all that. In fact he is a helpful fellow who gives a hand to all those who need one: shopping for his wife, walking the pretty neighbor's dog, and so on. Everybody likes Gianni, but is it for the right reasons? Doesn't his wife profit by the situation (she still works so it is only logical that Gianni do all the chores)? Isn't he subject to the excruciating whims of his rich mother?... Sure, everybody LIKES Gianni, but who LOVES him? Agreed, being kind to them, he is the ladies pet, but he does not attract them anymore. That is why, when his macho lawyer friend Alfonso blames him for not having young mistresses "like every other senior Italian male", Gianni, who is beginning to ask himself questions about what it is like to become old, starts chasing dames.

“Gianni is back and looking for love ...”

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Cast

Gianni Di Gregorio
Gianni
Valeria De Franciscis
La Madre
Alfonso Santagata
Alfonso
Elisabetta Piccolomini
La Moglie
Valéria Cavalli
Valeria
Aylin Prandi
Aylin
Kristina Cepraga
Kristina
Michelangelo Ciminale
Michelangelo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gianni Di Gregorio
Writers: Gianni Di Gregorio, Valerio Attanasio, Gianni Di Gregorio
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio, shot by Gian Enrico Bianchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stefano Ratchev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marco Spoletini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gianni Di Gregorio and Valeria De Franciscis and Alfonso Santagata carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Gianni is back and looking for love ...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1813327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gianni Di Gregorio directs. Gian Enrico Bianchi behind the camera. Stefano Ratchev scores. Marco Spoletini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio, shot by Gian Enrico Bianchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Stefano Ratchev. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Marco Spoletini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gianni Di Gregorio and Valeria De Franciscis and Alfonso Santagata carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Gianni is back and looking for love ...".
8IMDB entry: tt1813327 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.