Martin Eden (2019 film)

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.[4]

Martin Eden
Film poster
Directed byPietro Marcello
Produced byPietro Marcello
Beppe Caschetto
Thomas Ordonneau
Michael Weber
Viola Fügen
Screenplay byMaurizio Braucci
Pietro Marcello
Based onMartin Eden
by Jack London
StarringLuca Marinelli
Carlo Cecchi
Jessica Cressy
Vincenzo Nemolato
Marco Leonardi
Denise Sardisco
Carmen Pommella
Music byMarco Messina
Sacha Ricci
CinematographyAlessandro Abate
Francesco Di Giacomo
Edited byAline Hervé
Fabrizio Federico
Production
company
Avventurosa
IBC Movie
Rai Cinema
Shellac Sud
The Match Factory
Distributed by01 Distribution (Italy)
Shellac Distribution (France)
Release date
  • 2 September 2019 (2019-09-02) (Venice)[1]
  • 4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) (Italy)
  • 16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) (France)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryItaly
France
LanguageItalian
Box office$2.9 million[2][3]

Cast
  • Luca Marinelli as Martin Eden
  • Carlo Cecchi as Russ Brissenden
  • Jessica Cressy as Elena Orsini
  • Vincenzo Nemolato as Nino
  • Marco Leonardi as Bernardo
  • Denise Sardisco as Margherita
  • Carmen Pommella as Maria
  • Autilia Ranieri as Giulia
  • Savino Paparella as Edmondo Peluso
  • Elisabetta Valgoi as Matilde Orsini
  • Pietro Ragusa as Mr. Orsini
  • Giustiniano Alpi as Arturo Orsini
  • Dario Iubatti as Leone
  • Anna Patierno as Carmela
  • Vincenza Modica as Annina
  • Gaetano Bruno as Judge Mattei
  • Maurizio Donadoni as Renato
  • Lana Vladi as Rebecca
  • Chiara Francini as Nora
  • Aniello Arena as François
  • Rinat Khismatouline as Corporal
  • Giordano Bruno Guerri as Alfio

Production

Principal photography for the film began in May 2018 in Naples, Italy.[5][6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2019.[7][8][1] It was screened at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival in the Platform Prize program,[9] and was announced as the winner of the Platform Prize on 12 September.[10]

It was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 4 September 2019.[11] It will be released in France by Shellac Distribution on 16 October 2019.[12]

Response

Box office

Martin Eden grossed $0 in North America and $2.8 million in other territories.[2][3]

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 84% based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 7.50/10.[13] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 74 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally positive reviews".[14]

References
  1. "Martin Eden". labiennale. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "Martin Eden (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Martin Eden (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. Anderson, Ariston. "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. Urbani, Ilaria (30 May 2018). "Ciak Napoli, le riprese di Martin Eden dal romanzo di Jack London". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. Saturnino, Francesca (28 March 2018). "Napoli nel cinema: tra David di Donatello e prossimi film, la città è il set cinematografico preferito del momento" (in Italian). espressonapoletano.it. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  7. Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker, Ad Astra, The Laundromat, Marriage Story to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. "Venezia 76 Competition". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  9. "TIFF 2019: Platform lineup includes films by Julie Delpy, Sarah Gavron". Now, 7 August 2019.
  10. Hipes, Patrick (12 September 2019). "Toronto Film Festival Jury Winners: 'Martin Eden', 'Murmur', 'How To Build A Girl'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. "Martin Eden, da mercoledì 4 settembre al cinema" (in Italian). mymovies.it. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  12. "Martin Eden" (in French). shellac-altern.org. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  13. "Martin Eden (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. "Martin Eden Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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