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Michael O Sullivan, The Washington Post
Jan. 21, 2021
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1of15Steve Zahn, right, and Sasha Knight in Cowboys. Samuel Goldwyn FilmsShow MoreShow Less
2of15Agnieszka Mandat-Grabka, left, and Miroslav Krobot in Spoor. Robert Palka/Samuel Goldwyn FilmsShow MoreShow Less
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4of15Mohamad Dalli, left, and Gia Madi in 1982. Mad Dog Films/Tricycle Logic/Abbout ProductionsShow MoreShow Less
5of15Filmmaker Justin McConnell in Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business. Gravitas VenturesShow MoreShow Less
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7of15Dorian Missick, right, and Elimu Nelson in A Cold Hard Truth. Indican PicturesShow MoreShow Less
Photo: Distrib Films
Of late, the films of Philippe Garrel have felt less like standalone works than items in a series variations on familiar themes and subjects (romantic love, sexual infidelity), all bound by a concerted stylistic consistency (pared-down plots, black-and-white widescreen frames). Co-written by Jean-Claude Carrière and Arlette Langmann (regular collaborators of Garrel’s since 2013’s
Jealousy), the veteran French director’s latest,
The Salt Of Tears, is no exception. Like his previous films, it features a selfish, callow man acting selfishly and callowly, romantic complications born of his actions, and ironic narration that intermittently comments on both. But though it runs longer than his last three features (all of which came in under 80 minutes),