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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe 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.
- 80The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyTwo 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.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThere’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.
- 70Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneyThose 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 .
- 70Film ThreatLorry KiktaFilm ThreatLorry KiktaThe 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.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt 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.
- 58The A.V. ClubLawrence GarciaThe A.V. ClubLawrence GarciaUltimately, 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.
- 38Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemerenePhilippe 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.