Title: The Salt of Life (Gianni e le donne) Director: Gianni Di Gregorio Cast: Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis and Alfonso Santagata Most love stories take a look at young love. Two young lovers meet, fall in love and eventually live happily ever after, or break up. When we think of “love,” we think of “young” or the idea of “to be young,” even if a film deals with older people falling in love. Getting an injection from cupid, almost always involves acting and think “young.” As if there is no consequences to actions or the only driving force is youthful and foolish but at the same time charming...
- 3/3/2012
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Peter Bradshaw revisits some of the movies that had a real feelgood factor for him in the last year
• Peter Bradshaw's best of 2011
James Brown sang: "I feel good, I knew that I would …" Readers might be surprised to hear that in 2011 I have shared Mr Brown's certainty. A lot of the really good films this year have been on dark and difficult themes (We Need To Talk About Kevin, Wuthering Heights, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and sombre topics will attract the most talented, thoughtful film-makers. But 2011 for me has been a feelgood year in the cinema. This is partly because going to the cinema for me always feels good, no matter what the film is. People love the cinema because it is a uniquely sensual experience, swathed in darkness and then immersed in light and sound.
Feelgood is a tricky genre to pin down, but there have been...
• Peter Bradshaw's best of 2011
James Brown sang: "I feel good, I knew that I would …" Readers might be surprised to hear that in 2011 I have shared Mr Brown's certainty. A lot of the really good films this year have been on dark and difficult themes (We Need To Talk About Kevin, Wuthering Heights, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and sombre topics will attract the most talented, thoughtful film-makers. But 2011 for me has been a feelgood year in the cinema. This is partly because going to the cinema for me always feels good, no matter what the film is. People love the cinema because it is a uniquely sensual experience, swathed in darkness and then immersed in light and sound.
Feelgood is a tricky genre to pin down, but there have been...
- 12/14/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★☆☆ The Salt of Life (2011) - otherwise known as Gianni e le donne (Gianni and Women) - is a light, warm-hearted Italian comedy starring, written and directed by the delightfully funny Gianni Di Gregorio. Gianni can count himself as middle-aged - just. Retired, he spends most of his time helping out the numerous women in his life, ranging from visiting his wealthy and demanding mother, doing chores for his estranged wife and walking a St. Bernard for his young and beautiful neighbour Kristina (Kristina Cepraga).
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- 12/5/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
HeyUGuys brings you the latest in World Cinema film trailers in association with Film Dates UK.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 6 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Aarakshan UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 12th August 2011
Synopsis: A high voltage drama based on one of the most controversial policies of caste based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions.
Each week we’ll be showcasing some of most anticipated foreign releases as well as highlighting a few hidden gems which may have fallen off your radar. It’s no surprise that Hollywood has turned to World Cinema for inspiration in recent years with the number of remakes getting more and more popular.
Whilst it remains to be seen how many of these remakes go on to succeed or stay true to their original story counterparts, we decided it was high-time we turned the spotlight onto the next wave of foreign films to grace our screens.
This week we have 6 new trailers for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Aarakshan UK Cinema Release Date: Friday 12th August 2011
Synopsis: A high voltage drama based on one of the most controversial policies of caste based reservations in government jobs and educational institutions.
- 8/14/2011
- by Andy Petrou
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Italy's sad-faced charmer Gianni Di Gregorio is back as a henpecked son, now in search of a suitable mistress in this warm, witty comedy
Three years ago, after a lifetime of acting in the theatre and working as an assistant director and screenwriter in the cinema, the 60-year-old Gianni Di Gregorio won major national and international fame as co-author of Matteo Garrone's expansive Italian crime movie Gomorrah, a complex exposé of the Camorra, the Neapolitan mafia. He immediately followed this up with an even greater personal success as the writer, director and star of the low-budget, multi-prizewinning Mid‑August Lunch. In that gem-like chamber comedy he played a retired middle-aged bachelor caring for his ancient mother in the bustling central Roman district of Trastevere and being persuaded to take care of three other old women over a bank holiday weekend.
His new film, The Salt of Life, is quite as good.
Three years ago, after a lifetime of acting in the theatre and working as an assistant director and screenwriter in the cinema, the 60-year-old Gianni Di Gregorio won major national and international fame as co-author of Matteo Garrone's expansive Italian crime movie Gomorrah, a complex exposé of the Camorra, the Neapolitan mafia. He immediately followed this up with an even greater personal success as the writer, director and star of the low-budget, multi-prizewinning Mid‑August Lunch. In that gem-like chamber comedy he played a retired middle-aged bachelor caring for his ancient mother in the bustling central Roman district of Trastevere and being persuaded to take care of three other old women over a bank holiday weekend.
His new film, The Salt of Life, is quite as good.
- 8/13/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
The protagonist in writer/director and star Gianni Di Gregorio’s poignant new Italian drama, The Salt of Life (Gianni e le donne), may well be in his autumn years and settling down to retirement, but the message is the same for all who catch this touching tale: embrace life and all its opportunities.
Gianni (played Di Gregorio himself) is a middle-aged family man who has recently retired. His wife and grown-up daughter seem too busy with their own lives, his mother (Valeria De Franciscis Bendoni) has him at her beck and call, and his randy old lawyer friend, Alfonso (Alfonso Santagata), is either busy chasing skirt – his younger female clients’ – or setting him up with dates. Gianni struggles not to become old before his time and remain relevant and attractive to those around him, particularly the opposite sex.
This light- and big-hearted tale is almost semi-autobiographical, with Di Gregorio...
Gianni (played Di Gregorio himself) is a middle-aged family man who has recently retired. His wife and grown-up daughter seem too busy with their own lives, his mother (Valeria De Franciscis Bendoni) has him at her beck and call, and his randy old lawyer friend, Alfonso (Alfonso Santagata), is either busy chasing skirt – his younger female clients’ – or setting him up with dates. Gianni struggles not to become old before his time and remain relevant and attractive to those around him, particularly the opposite sex.
This light- and big-hearted tale is almost semi-autobiographical, with Di Gregorio...
- 8/11/2011
- by Lisa Giles-Keddie
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Gianni Di Gregorio’s newest film, Salt of Life (Gianni e le donne, 2011) was screened at a special preview at London’s Curzon Mayfair cinema last Thursday (21 July). Following the screening, the director was present for an entertaining Q&A filled with affable anecdotes.
Salt of Life is a story of late middle-age and revolves around Gianni, who lives in Rome with his wife and grown-up daughter. Alerted to the fact that other, less attractive men of his age have lovers, Gianni is compelled to find another woman for himself. That is, if he can find the confidence—or the time, in between phone calls from his mother who is frittering away his much-needed inheritance.
In spite of the comic obstacles, Gianni’s story may sound like just another film about male mid-life crisis. Indeed, during the Q&A, one audience member asked Di Gregorio whether he was inspired by...
Salt of Life is a story of late middle-age and revolves around Gianni, who lives in Rome with his wife and grown-up daughter. Alerted to the fact that other, less attractive men of his age have lovers, Gianni is compelled to find another woman for himself. That is, if he can find the confidence—or the time, in between phone calls from his mother who is frittering away his much-needed inheritance.
In spite of the comic obstacles, Gianni’s story may sound like just another film about male mid-life crisis. Indeed, during the Q&A, one audience member asked Di Gregorio whether he was inspired by...
- 7/26/2011
- by Alison Frank
- The Moving Arts Journal
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The City Dark Trailer Ian Cheney may have something. I never considered the idea about living where the stars are obscured by the blitz of big city light rushing upwards,...
- 3/19/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
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