Martin Eden | |
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Directed by | Pietro Marcello |
Screenplay by | Maurizio Braucci Pietro Marcello |
Based on | Martin Eden by Jack London |
Produced by | Pietro Marcello Beppe Caschetto Thomas Ordonneau Michael Weber Viola Fügen |
Starring | Luca Marinelli Carlo Cecchi Jessica Cressy Vincenzo Nemolato Marco Leonardi Denise Sardisco Carmen Pommella |
Cinematography | Alessandro Abate Franco Di Giacomo |
Edited by | Aline Hervé Fabrizio Federico |
Music by | Marco Messina Sacha Ricci |
Production companies | Avventurosa IBC Movie Rai Cinema Shellac Sud The Match Factory |
Distributed by | 01 Distribution (Italy) Shellac Distribution (France) Kino Lorber (US) |
Release dates | |
Running time | 129 minutes |
Countries | Italy France |
Language | Italian |
Box office | $3 million[2][3] |
Martin Eden is a 2019 Italian-French historical romance drama film directed by Pietro Marcello. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Jack London, in a Naples-set background, and follows an illiterate sailor's journey to establish himself as a writer in post-war Italy.[4][5]
The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival, where Luca Marinelli won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.[6]