The Salt of Life

In The Salt of Life, Gianni Di Gregorio plays a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all distaff Romans, regardless of age or relation. He contends with an aristocratic, spendthrift mother; a wife who is more patronizing friend than romantic partner; a wild young neighbor who sees him merely as her dog walker. Gianni tries his polite, utterly gracious best to generate some kind of love life—with both hilarious and poignant results.