The Salt of Life

Name: The Salt of Life
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011-02-11
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Alfonso Santagata, Elisabetta Piccolomini, Valéria Cavalli

2011·Movie·90 min·★ 6.0(55)

Comedy

“Gianni is back and looking for love ...”

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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About The Salt of Life

The Salt of Life is a 2011 Italian-language comedy film directed by Gianni Di Gregorio. The cast is led by Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Alfonso Santagata. It has a runtime of 1h 30m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla.

The Salt of Life was produced by BiBi Film, RAI Cinema, and Isaria Productions and made in Italy. It was released on February 11, 2011. At the box office it grossed around $3 million worldwide.

Director: Gianni Di Gregorio
Writers: Valerio Attanasio, Gianni Di Gregorio
Release date: February 11, 2011
Original language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Box office: $3 million
Production: BiBi Film, RAI Cinema, Isaria Productions

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The Salt of Life cast & crew

The Salt of Life was directed by Gianni Di Gregorio and written by Valerio Attanasio and Gianni Di Gregorio.

The cast features Gianni Di Gregorio as Gianni, Valeria De Franciscis as La Madre, Alfonso Santagata as Alfonso, Elisabetta Piccolomini as La Moglie, Valéria Cavalli as Valeria, and Aylin Prandi as Aylin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Stefano Ratchev, cinematography is by Gian Enrico Bianchi, and it was produced by Angelo Barbagallo and Gaetano Daniele.

Is The Salt of Life worth watching?

The Salt of Life holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 55 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, The Salt of Life is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Salt of Life

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