The Salt of Life
2011 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 1,870 VOTES · DIR. Gianni Di Gregorio
Overview
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.
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00:00:04 The Salt of Life
00:04:15 You've got a bombshell in there and you don't say a word!
00:06:31 l saw him with my own eyes. Two years!
00:11:14 l wrote it all here:
00:17:51 We went to a party last night and got smashed.
00:20:07 Hello? Mum!
00:24:09 The one time l had a full hand...
00:27:24 l just wanted a glass of water.
00:31:01 Cristina, may l?
00:33:09 Then so am l, l go out walking with a dog too...
00:36:02 Well, this was an excellent choice!
00:38:09 We'll let you know when we're back in Rome.
00:41:36 - A very long time. - You look wonderful.
00:44:38 Come here, please.
00:51:11 takes time to work again.
00:53:32 You're asleep?
00:59:11 Sorry l'm late, l went shopping
01:01:50 Do you still have that great house by the sea where we used to go?
01:04:43 Understand, a little money!
01:07:21 lt's perfect.
01:12:44 ...even going into extra time.
01:15:12 Please, sit down.
01:17:11 Not so old.
01:22:01 l'd love to know what's going on in your head.