Martin Eden is drawn out of his Neapolitan working class background into bourgeois society when he defends a young boy from a beating on the docks. Falling in love with Elena, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, he dreams of becoming a writer, and her social equal. Self-education and his very success, however, take him into a world of left-wing politics, and as his horizons broaden and grow more complex, they become more troubled, reflecting the upheavals of the world around him.
“The entirety of the 20th century — its promises, illusions and traumas — sweeps through the audacious and thrilling Martin Eden.” Manohla Dargis,
The New York Times
Best Actor, Venice international Film Festival 2020
- Year2019
- Runtime129 minutes
- LanguageItalian
- CountryItaly, France
- Rating15 (Advisory)
- NotePreview courtesy of New Wave Films
- DirectorPietro Marcello
- CastLuca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Denise Sardisco, Vicenzo Nemolato
Martin Eden is drawn out of his Neapolitan working class background into bourgeois society when he defends a young boy from a beating on the docks. Falling in love with Elena, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, he dreams of becoming a writer, and her social equal. Self-education and his very success, however, take him into a world of left-wing politics, and as his horizons broaden and grow more complex, they become more troubled, reflecting the upheavals of the world around him.
“The entirety of the 20th century — its promises, illusions and traumas — sweeps through the audacious and thrilling Martin Eden.” Manohla Dargis,
The New York Times
Best Actor, Venice international Film Festival 2020
- Year2019
- Runtime129 minutes
- LanguageItalian
- CountryItaly, France
- Rating15 (Advisory)
- NotePreview courtesy of New Wave Films
- DirectorPietro Marcello
- CastLuca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Denise Sardisco, Vicenzo Nemolato