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Martin Eden (2019 film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
|name = Martin Eden
|image = Martin Eden (2019 film).jpg
|caption = International film poster
|director = Pietro Marcello
|producer = Pietro Marcello
Beppe Caschetto
Thomas Ordonneau
Michael Weber
Viola Fgen
|screenplay = Maurizio Braucci
Pietro Marcello
|based_on =
|starring = Luca Marinelli
Carlo Cecchi
Jessica Cressy
Vincenzo Nemolato
Marco Leonardi
Denise Sardisco
Carmen Pommella
|music = Marco Messina
Sacha Ricci
|cinematography = Alessandro Abate
Franco Di Giacomo
|editing = Aline Herv
Fabrizio Federico
|studio = Avventurosa
IBC Movie
Rai Cinema
Shellac Sud
The Match Factory
|distributor = 01 Distribution (Italy)
Shellac Distribution (France)
|released =
|runtime = 129 minutes
|country = Italy
France
|language = Italian
|gross = $2.9 million
}}
'Martin Eden' is a 2019 Italian-French historical romance drama film directed by Pietro Marcello, loosely based on the 1909 novel of the same name by Jack London. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. At the Venice Film Festival, Luca Marinelli won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. The film is based on the Jack London novel of the same name and follows a sailor trying to remake himself as a writer.
Cast
Production
Principal photography for the film began in May 2018 in Naples, Italy.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2019. It was screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in the Platform Prize program, and was announced as the winner of the Platform Prize on 12 September.
It was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 4 September 2019. It was released in France by Shellac Distribution on 16 October 2019.
Response
Box office
'Martin Eden' grossed $0 in North America and $2.8 million in other territories.Critical reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . According to the website's critical consensus: "'Martin Eden' uses one man's quest for fulfillment as fuel for an ambitiousand often rewardinglook at a complex array of social and personal themes." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 75 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally positive reviews".References
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