The Salt Of Tears (2020)

"The Salt of Tears" is a French drama shot in stark black-and-white. It tracks a young man as he drifts between the women who complicate his life. Philippe Garrel's quiet, wandering style leaves plenty of room for its cast to breathe. Souheila Yacoub brings an unguarded physicality to her role. Several intimate sequences are built around her presence. Louise Chevillotte rounds out the film's tangle of romantic entanglements. She does so with her own exposed, emotionally raw turn. The archive holds 8 scenes pulled from the film. These cover nude scenes, topless shots, and full sex scenes. Together they give the story's cool emotional detachment a raw, bodily counterpoint.