| Uniform Title |
Martin Eden (Motion picture : 2019) |
| Title |
Martin Eden. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2021. |
| ©2019 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (129 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Madman Entertainment : PAL216. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. |
| Based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Jack London. |
| Co-production between Italy and France. |
| Credits |
Directed by Pietro Marcello ; written by Pietro Marcello, Maurizio Braucci. |
| Performers |
Luca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Vincenzo Nemolato, Marco Leonardi, Denise Sardisco, Carmen Pommella, Elisabetta Valgoi, Carlo Cecchi. |
| Summary |
In pre-war Italy, thirty-something sailor Martin Eden is inspired to remake himself as a novelist, following a chance encounter with the sophisticated, wealthy Elena. She immediately becomes not only the object of his affections, but also the symbol of the status Martin aspires to achieve. Pursuing his newfound social and literary obsessions, Martin abandons his friends and working-class roots without hesitation, but eventually undergoes a political awakening that triggers yet another change. Pietro Marcello explores the hypocrisy of class, the disillusionment of ideologies, the limits of romanticism and realism, and the question of what it means, ultimately, to be an individual. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, PAL, anamorphic widescreen 16:9. |
| Language note |
Italian with English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
2019 Volpi Cup for Best Actor (Marinelli) ; 2019 David di Donatello Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Marcello, Braucci). |
| Subjects |
London, Jack, -- 1876-1916 -- Film adaptations |
| Social conflict -- Italy -- History -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Working class -- Italy -- History -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Young men -- Drama |
| Novelists -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Italy |
| Motion pictures, Italian |
| Foreign language films |
| Italy -- History -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Romance films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Marcello, Pietro, 1976- director, screenwriter. |
| Braucci, Maurizio screenwriter. |
| Marinelli, Luca actor. |
| Cressy, Jessica actor. |
| Nemolato, Vincenzo actor. |
| Leonardi, Marco, 1971- actor. |
| Sardisco, Denise actor. |
| Pommella, Carmen actor. |
| Valgoi, Elisabetta actor. |
| Cecchi, Carlo, 1939- actor. |
| London, Jack, 1876-1916. Martin Eden Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Palace Films collection |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Braucci, Maurizio .
- Cecchi, Carlo, 1939- .
- Cressy, Jessica .
- Leonardi, Marco, 1971- .
- London, Jack, 1876-1916. Martin Eden .
- Marcello, Pietro, 1976- .
- Marinelli, Luca .
- Nemolato, Vincenzo .
- Pommella, Carmen .
- Sardisco, Denise .
- Valgoi, Elisabetta .
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