Sand, Love and Salt

Plot

Marina is a young orphan from the coast who struggles to support her and her two younger brothers, her only support is Nicola, in love with her but not reciprocated by her. One day she goes out to sea, but a storm arrives that wrecks her little boat. She is saved by Pietro, a young fisherman who welcomes her into her house and starts courting her.

Not being able to fish anymore Marina she decides to go to work in the salt pan accompanied by her brothers, asking for the same place that her father had. Pietro too, with all her men, gets hired at the salt pan in order not to stay away from her. Alberto, the dishonest supervisor of the salt pan tries several times to approach Marina who always manages to escape. All this gives rise to the jealousy of Vida, another worker in the salt pan, and Alberto's clandestine lover.

One evening the events precipitate, Vida desperate after another quarrel with Marina, she confesses to Alberto that she is expecting a child, but the man rejects her badly, the girl falls and dies. The man who had been accused by the workers of withholding part of the wages decides to flee the island but is stopped by Nicola and Piero managing to exonerate Marina, accused of the girl's death.

The following morning Marina thanking Nicola for the help received accepts his proposal to leave with him but when she realizes that Pietro is also leaving for the island she runs to the pier and followed by her brothers throws herself into the sea and then gets on board his boat and stay with him.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni as Piero

Isabelle Corey as Marina

Jester Naefe as Vida

Trude Hesterberg as Mother of Vida

Edith Schultze-Westrum as Mother of Piero

Kai Fischer as Lola

Peter Carsten as Alberto

Hans Reiser as Nico

Mario Adorf as Coco

Stane Sever as Father of Vida

Relja Bašić as Innkeeper