I don’t believe there are many days when I don’t walk on the Salt Path. I went to see the film yesterday.
Two actors whose work I admire and a beloved landscape. Versus a book, that I was never quite comfortable with.
People who love the book often question why I don’t love it.
For me, many of the scenarios are implausible. The book seems to straddle between fact and fictionalised ‘fact’
I didn’t love the film either despite the landscape and the actors. Although I thought both the acting and cinematography were subtle and beautiful. The straddle of fact and fiction discombobulated me.
So one book done, one film done and I still need to be persuaded.
This photograph straddles fact and fiction on the Salt Path.
Two evening photographs taken about 5 seconds apart and with a shift to the west of about 2 degrees. Digitally stuck together as a double exposure and then tidied up.
Photography straddling fact and fictionalised fact on the Salt Path.
P.s What is to be done? Apparently I need to read the second and possibly the third book to gain enlightenment. Let’s see how that goes…
Both now ordered from the library.
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I read the book and didn’t know there was a film, but I heard the wife on npr a few years ago and was surprised about the husband’s status. (don’t want to be a spoiler). I liked the book, but wondered about a few things, so your ‘straddled fact and fiction’ comment made some sense. I love the concept of what did though.
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/28/the-salt-path-review-gillian-anderson-and-jason-isaacs-hike-from-ruin-to-renewal?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Reading this you might have to seek it out at an Arts cinema or streaming.
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The film is a thing of beauty but we know all the locations so well that the artistic licence was just confusing. I would recommend the film if you can find it. People tell me I will be more sympathetic to the story once I have read book 2. I am open to doing that. Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs were brilliantly cast in my opinion as they were absolutely without any vanity.
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