“A film of indisputable aesthetic value, a daring and unconventional look at the dynamics of a couple that experiences desire against all rules of common sense. Behind melodrama touches, Salamandra hides a 'western of the soul' where the firearms are attraction and desire, a story of mutual dominance and colonisation that is consumed through the bodies. The passionate story of Catherine and Gil offers an essential key to understanding a woman's portrait of truffautian memory and a society whose rules are impossible to escape.”

— Beatrice Fiorentino, General Delegate Venice Film Critics’ Week