Martin Eden [blu-ray] / produced by Avventurosa, IBC Movie with RAI Cinema in coproduction with Shellac Sud and Match Factory Productions ; written by Maurizio Braucci, Pietro Marecello ; produced by Pietro Marcello, Beppe Caschetto, Thomas Ordonneau, Michael Weber and Viola Fügen ; directed by Pietro Marcello.
Luca Marinelli, Jessica Cressy, Vincenzo Nemolato, Marco Leonardi, Denise Sardisco, Carmen Pommella, Elisabetta Valgoi, Carlo Cecchi. Adapted from the novel by Jack London. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. Wide screen. Bonus features: virtual Q&A with Luca Marinelli and Pietro Marcello ; interview with Pietro Marcello ; audio commentary by film scholar Giovanna De Luca ; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy₂s history, this is a passionate and enthralling story in the tradition of great Italian classics. Martin is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy university student. The dissatisfactions of working-class toil and bourgeois success lead to political awakening and destructive anxiety.
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