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The Salt of Life

Original title: Gianni e le donne
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.9K
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The Salt of Life (2011)
Gianni is a retiree who has become invisible to most everyone around him. In response, he tries his best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life.
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Gianni is a retiree who has become invisible to most everyone around him. In response, he tries his best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life.Gianni is a retiree who has become invisible to most everyone around him. In response, he tries his best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life.Gianni is a retiree who has become invisible to most everyone around him. In response, he tries his best to generate some kind of extracurricular love life.

  • Director
    • Gianni Di Gregorio
  • Writers
    • Valerio Attanasio
    • Gianni Di Gregorio
  • Stars
    • Gianni Di Gregorio
    • Valeria De Franciscis
    • Alfonso Santagata
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gianni Di Gregorio
    • Writers
      • Valerio Attanasio
      • Gianni Di Gregorio
    • Stars
      • Gianni Di Gregorio
      • Valeria De Franciscis
      • Alfonso Santagata
    • 8User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Gianni Di Gregorio
    Gianni Di Gregorio
    • Giovanni Brandani detto Gianni
    Valeria De Franciscis
    Valeria De Franciscis
    • La madre di Gianni
    • (as Valeria De Franciscis Bendoni)
    Alfonso Santagata
    • l'avvocato Alfonso
    Elisabetta Piccolomini
    • La moglie di Gianni
    Valeria Cavalli
    Valeria Cavalli
    • Valeria
    Aylin Prandi
    • Aylin
    Kristina Cepraga Goodwin
    • Kristina
    • (as Kristina Cepraga)
    Michelangelo Ciminale
    • Michelangelo
    Teresa Di Gregorio
    • Teresa
    Lilia Silvi
    Lilia Silvi
    • Lilia
    Gabriella Sborgi
    • Gabriella
    Elisa Alessandro
    Elisa Alessandro
    • Segretario notario
    Cinzia Bernardini
    • Vigilessa
    Giovanna Cau
    Giovanna Cau
    • Signore del poker
    Tommaso Colucci
    • Cocktail acido
    Martino Comodeco
    • Signore con cane
    Antonio De Mario
    • Amici del bar
    Iole Golino
    • Signore del poker
    • Director
      • Gianni Di Gregorio
    • Writers
      • Valerio Attanasio
      • Gianni Di Gregorio
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Selected for the Nastro d'argento (Silver Ribbon) 2011.
    • Connections
      Follows Mid-August Lunch (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Here Comes Your Man
      Lyrics and music by Frank Black
      Performed by the Pixies
      (1989)

    User reviews8

    Featured review
    9/10

    Plights of daily living in trying to acquire mistress comedy-

    I loved Mid August Lunch and like this movie even more. De Gregorio creates fun light "plights of daily living" comedies. They are entertaining fun and enjoyable.

    In this movie Gregorio (who writes directs and is the protagonist in these movies) is having a mid life crisis...he has retired and thinks his life will become fuller if he takes on a mistress---he finds out unbelievably that a much older man who sits with his friends out on the street in front of his house has done this very thing. Of course he is thwarted in this quest and that is where the humor lies.

    This is wonderful light amusing life situation comedy.

    This movie is actually a little slicker and better filmed than Mid August Lunch the story a little more involved.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 2011 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site (Italy)
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Gianni y sus mujeres
    • Filming locations
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • BiBi Film
      • Isaria Productions
      • Rai Cinema
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $317,405
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,176
      • Mar 4, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,850,852
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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