Salt on Our Skin is a 1992 erotic romantic drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin, starring Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film is based on Benoîte Groult’s novel Les vaisseaux du coeur published in 1988. The plot follows the passionate relationship between mismatched lovers, a Parisian intellectual woman and a Scottish fisherman, brought together by lust. Their passionate encounters over 30 years make both their lives worth living. Scacchi and D'Onofrio were a real life couple at that time. (en) George and Gavin's romance ends abruptly with his death. At the funeral, Josie, Gavin's widow, gives George a letter Gavin left to her. It reads: Before you came into my life, I believed that each day resembled the other, and that they would continue this way until I died. Since you, and don't ask me to explain, I only know that I want you in my arms from time to time if you wanted too. The thought that you exist somewhere and that you think about me sometimes helps me to live... Salz auf unserer Haut (Salt on Our Skin) ist ein kanadisch-französisch-deutsches Filmdrama aus dem Jahr 1992. Regie führte Andrew Birkin, der das Drehbuch gemeinsam mit nach dem Roman Les vaisseaux du coeur von Benoîte Groult schrieb. (de) Il sale sulla pelle (Salt on Our Skin) è un film del 1992 diretto da Andrew Birkin. Esso è basato sul romanzo Les vaisseaux du coeur di del 1988. (it)

Salt on Our Skin is a 1992 erotic romantic drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin, starring Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film is based on Benoîte Groult’s novel Les vaisseaux du coeur published in 1988. The plot follows the passionate relationship between mismatched lovers, a Parisian intellectual woman and a Scottish fisherman, brought together by lust. Their passionate encounters over 30 years make both their lives worth living. Scacchi and D'Onofrio were a real life couple at that time. The film was shot in Montreal, Scotland, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Paris and at St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church in North Miami Beach. It premiered in Germany on 17 September 1992. In the United States it was released under the title Desire. The film was a commercial disappointment. It was also ill-received by film critics who single out the credibility and motivations of the main characters. [4] DVD release [ edit ]Les Vaisseaux du cœur (Salt on Our Skin) est un film romantique canado-franco-allemand réalisé par Andrew Birkin, sorti en 1992. (fr) Ten years later, George, now divorced, moves to Quebec pursuing an academic career teaching and writing a book on women's studies. Her second marriage to Sidney, an intellectual, proves to be dry and ends in divorce. It takes some life experience to let the beauty of this movie sink in... and by that I mean - no judgment, simply going for the essence, which ultimately has to be love.