The Salt of Tears
Distrib Films | Release Date (Streaming): January 20, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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80
The New YorkerRichard BrodyJan 20, 2021
Two classic themes, the eternal triangle and a provincial’s big-city struggles, get distinctive twists in Philippe Garrel’s brisk yet pain-filled new drama of youth’s illusions. Read full review
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The New York TimesGlenn KennyJan 20, 2021
The Salt of Tears is quite a bit more than a cad’s progress. There are fleeting shadows of Flaubert in this tale, which Garrel crafted in collaboration with two venerable screenwriters, Jean-Claude Carrière and Arlette Langmann. Read full review
75
IndieWireEric KohnFeb 28, 2020
While The Salt of Tears threatens to devolve into a sympathetic male gaze with each new turn, Garrel actually manages to burrow within those boundaries and deconstruct their flaws from the inside out. Read full review
70
Film ThreatLorry KiktaJan 20, 2021
The movie is well-written by Garrel, Carriere, and Langmann. Cinematographer Renato Berta makes the atmosphere in all of its beautiful simplicity. The acting is fantastic. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijFeb 28, 2020
There’s an element of light comedy — rather than the more familiar irony — that feels fresh and invigorating, even if Garrel doesn’t quite stick the landing. Read full review
70
Screen DailyJonathan RomneyFeb 28, 2020
Those in the ‘for’ camp are likely to find Garrel’s The Salt of Tears one of the most finely tuned and richly achieved of his recent works . Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 28, 2020
It is a watchable, insouciant love story with some great incidental performances, although there is a sense of the shark being jumped 30 minutes from the end. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubLawrence GarciaJan 20, 2021
Ultimately, what registers most strongly in The Salt Of Tears is Luc’s relationship with his father, a through line that acts as a kind of counterpoint to his romantic entanglements. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 2, 2021
A brooding film that feels strangely out of its era, perhaps on purpose. Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeFeb 28, 2020
It’s an exercise only for the most forgiving of Garrel acolytes — who should revel in its warm, tactile black-and-white lensing and throwback air of mournful romanticism, but would still be hard pressed to describe the whole as essential. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneFeb 23, 2020
Philippe Garrel illustrates the absurdity behind the myth of the complementary couple with the same cynicism that permeates his previous work but none of the humor or wit.
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