Salt on Our Skin

Salt on Our Skin is a 1992 erotic romantic drama film, directed by Andrew Birkin, starring Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film is based on Benoîte Groult’s novel Les vaisseaux du coeur published in 1988. The plot follows the passionate relationship between mismatched lovers, a Parisian intellectual woman and a Scottish fisherman, brought together by lust. Their passionate encounters over 30 years make both their lives worth living. Scacchi and D'Onofrio were a real life couple at that time.
== Cast ==
* Greta Scacchi as George McEwan
* Vincent D'Onofrio as Gavin McCall
* Shirley Henderson as Mary McCall
* Anaïs Jeanneret as Frédérique McEwan
* Petra Berndt as Josie
* Claudine Auger as Mrs. McEwan
* Laszlo I. Kish as Angus
* Barbara Jones as Ellen
* Rolf Illig as Mr. McEwan
* Hanns Zischler as Sidney
* Barbara Jones as Ellen
* Charles Berling as Roger
* Sandra Voe as Mrs. McCall
* Philip Pretten as Al
* Kerry Harris as Daniel
== Reception ==
The film was shot in Montreal, Scotland, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Paris and at St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church in North Miami Beach. It premiered in Germany on 17 September 1992. In the United States it was released under the title Desire. The film was a commercial disappointment. It was also ill-received by film critics who single out the credibility and motivations of the main characters.
== DVD release ==
Salt on Our Skin is available on Region 2 DVD in Germany and Italy.
Category:1992 films
Category:English-language films
Category:Erotic romance films