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Luca Marinelli | ... | Martin Eden | |
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Jessica Cressy | ... | Elena Orsini |
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Vincenzo Nemolato | ... | Nino |
Marco Leonardi | ... | Bernardo Fiore | |
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Denise Sardisco | ... | Margherita |
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Carmen Pommella | ... | Maria Silvia |
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Carlo Cecchi | ... | Russ Brissenden |
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Autilia Ranieri | ... | Giulia Eden |
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Elisabetta Valgoi | ... | Matilde Orsini |
Pietro Ragusa | ... | Signor Orsini | |
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Savino Paparella | ... | Edmondo Peluso |
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Vincenza Modica | ... | Annina |
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Giustiniano Alpi | ... | Arturo Orsini |
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Giuseppe Iuliano | ... | Rigattiere |
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Peppe Maggio | ... | Garzone |
After saving Arturo, a young scion of the industrial middle class, from a beating, the sailor Martin Eden is invited to the boy's family home. Here he meets Elena, Arturo's beautiful sister, and falls in love with her at first sight. The cultured and refined young woman becomes not only the object of Martin's affections but also a symbol of the social status he aspires to achieve. At the cost of enormous efforts and overcoming the obstacles represented by his humble origin, Martin pursues the dream of becoming a writer. Under the influence of the elderly intellectual Russ Brissenden, he gets involved in socialist circles, bringing him into conflict with Elena and her bourgeois world. Written by X
I am at a disadvantage not having read Jack London's book. Therefore, I do not know if the credit for the end sequence should be attributed to London or to the film's co-scriptwriters--Maurizio Braucci and director Pietro Marcello. Because that end-sequence is absolutely well developed and unforgettable. The choice of music (Bach and Debussy) and the performances of two male actors--Luca Marinelli and Carlo Cecchi--are the mainstay of this film. The Venice (Best Actor), Toronto (Platform Prize), Ghent (Best Direction), Faro Island (Best Adapted Screenplay Award) international film festivals have spotted the golden veins of the film.