---
title: 'Salt on Our Skin (1992)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrew Birkin'
released: '1992-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/salt-on-our-skin-1992'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105306/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Salt on Our Skin (1992)

1992 · 110 min · Drama, Romance · Germany, France, Canada


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrew Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-birkin)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew Birkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-birkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Klaus Doldinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-doldinger)
- **Producer:** [Bernd Eichinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernd-eichinger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dietrich Lohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietrich-lohmann)
- **Editor:** [Dagmar Hirtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagmar-hirtz)

## Cast

- [Richard Jutras](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jutras)
- [Hanns Zischler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-zischler)
- [Anaïs Jeanneret](https://cinepixo.com/people/anais-jeanneret)
- [Robert Higden](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-higden)
- [Charles Berling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-berling)
- [Claudine Auger](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudine-auger)
- [Greta Scacchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/greta-scacchi)
- [Vincent D'Onofrio](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-d-onofrio)
- [Jasmine Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasmine-roy)
- [Shirley Henderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-henderson)

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