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Martin Eden

2019 • 2h 9m •
Romance Drama
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★ 7.0/10
701 reviews
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Martin Eden

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.

Top Billed Cast

Luca Marinelli
Luca Marinelli
Martin Eden
Jessica Cressy
Jessica Cressy
Elena Orsini
Carlo Cecchi
Carlo Cecchi
Russ Brissenden
Vincenzo Nemolato
Vincenzo Nemolato
Nino
Marco Leonardi
Marco Leonardi
Bernardo Fiore
Denise Sardisco
Denise Sardisco
Margherita
Carmen Pommella
Carmen Pommella
Maria
Autilia Ranieri
Autilia Ranieri
Giulia

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C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2022-03-28

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 whils...