Martin Eden

2019 [ITALIAN]

Action / Drama / Romance

9
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 88% · 109 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 68% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 8811 8.8K

based on novel or book

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Plot summary

The tale of an individualist proletarian in a time marked by the rise of mass political movements. In early 20th-century Italy, illiterate sailor Martin Eden seeks fame as a writer while torn between the love of a bourgeois girl and allegiance to his social class.

Director

Pietro Marcello Photo
Pietro Marcello

Top cast

Carlo Cecchi Photo
Carlo Cecchi as Russ Brissenden
Maurizio Donadoni Photo
Maurizio Donadoni as Renato
Carmen Pommella Photo
Carmen Pommella as Maria Silvia
Marco Leonardi Photo
Marco Leonardi as Bernardo Fiore
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
1.16 GB
1222*720
Italian 2.0
TV-PG
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 4
2.29 GB
1792*1056
Italian 5.1
TV-PG
Subtitles
23.976 fps
2 hr 8 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 6 / 10

Now it is quite possible that I just

Now it is quite possible that I just wasn't in the right frame of mind when I saw this, but somehow it just misfired. Luca Marinelli is the eponymous character hell bent on improving his lot from a pretty meagre upbringing. His opportunity comes when he rescues the young "Arturo" from some local bullies and when he is invited to his new friend's luxury home for a thank you lunch, meets the boy's sister "Elena" (Jessica Cressy) and it's love at first sight. Determined to elevate himself even more now, he falls in with noted, if slightly dissolute, socialist "Brissenden" (Carlo Cecchi) and whilst his newly found success satisfies his desire for wealth and self-improvement, it also serves to throw some obstacles in his path to true love. It is certainly a very stylish film to enjoy - the mix of colour and monochrome cinematography delivers well, and the score works well to complement the dialogue and the feelings of desire, frustration and maybe even danger as our hero's increasingly successful, politically driven work draws enemies from his peers and the authorities. I suppose, for me, it dwells a little too much on the introspection of a man that I didn't particularly care for; and as ever with films based around one single character - it's hard to stay engaged if that character isn't working for you. I hesitate to say I found it dull, it isn't dull, but then it isn't really very good either... Perhaps after a second watch, but I can't really think I will bother.
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Reviewed by pixelcrash3 6 / 10

Intriguing

Adapted from the 1909 Jack London novel, and stylized so that it resembles one of the transgenerational epics of the Taviani brothers (My Father My Master comes to mind), the chronologically vague Martin Eden is an intriguing movie that serves as a good ambassador for the main idea behind the book (the self-made protagonist strives to promote individualism against socialism and liberalism, only to turn into another cog in the machine by the time he becomes a successful writer).

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