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Brief synopsis

Italiano:

Dopo aver salvato da un pestaggio Arturo, giovane rampollo della borghesia industriale, il marinaio Martin Eden viene ricevuto in casa della famiglia del ragazzo e qui conosce Elena, la bella sorella di Arturo, e se ne innamora al primo sguardo. La giovane donna, colta e raffinata, diventa non solo un'ossessione amorosa ma il simbolo dello status sociale cui Martin aspira a elevarsi. A costo di enormi fatiche e affrontando gli ostacoli della propria umile origine, Martin insegue il sogno di diventare scrittore e – influenzato dal vecchio intellettuale Russ Brissenden – si avvicina ai circoli socialisti, entrando per questo in conflitto con Elena e con il suo mondo borghese...

(Source: https://www.shellac-altern.org/films/452)

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Luca MarinelliMartin Eden [L]
Jessica CressyElena Orsini [L]
Vincenzo NemolatoNino [L]
Marco LeonardiBernardo [L]
Denise SardiscoMargherita [L]
Carmen PommellaMaria [L]
Carlo CecchiRuss Brissenden [GS]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Director of photographyAlessandro Abate
'Adult Martin' part
'Adult Martin' part
Director of photographyFrancesco di Giacomo
'Young Martin' part
'Young Martin' part
Casting directorStefano De Santis
Costume designerAndrea Cavalletto
DirectorPietro Marcello
EditorAline Hervé
EditorFabrizio Federico
Key makeup artist/hair stylistDorothea Wiedermann
Makeup artistDorothea Wiedermann
ComposerSasha Ricci
Era
Era
ComposerMarco Messina
Era
Era
ComposerPaolo Marzocchi
ProducerFrancesca Paolillo
ProducerBeppe Caschetto
ProducerThomas Ordonneau
ProducerPietro Marcello
Assistant-/ junior-producerCécile Tollu-Polonowski
Co-producerMichael Weber [1]
Co-producerViola Fügen
Assistant to producerMartina Valentina Baumgartner
Production designerRoberto De Angelis
'Adult Martin' part
'Adult Martin' part
Production designerLuca Servino
Line producerFrancesco Tató
ScreenwriterMaurizio Braucci
ScreenwriterPietro Marcello
Literary sourceJack London
Archive researchAlessia Petitto
Sound re-recording mixerMichael Kaczmarek
Sound editorStefano Grosso

Production companies

CompanyComment
Avventurosa [it]
Match Factory Productions GmbH
co-production
co-production
Shellac [fr]
Shellac Sud
Shellac Sud
BR Bayerischer Rundfunk [de]
participation
participation
Arte [de/fr]
participation
participation

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
01 Distribution [it]
Italy (theatrical)
Italy (theatrical)
Piffl Medien GmbH [de]
Germany 2021 (theatrical)
Germany 2021 (theatrical)
Shellac [fr]
Distribution France
Distribution France
The Match Factory GmbH [de]
International Sales
International Sales

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Luca Marinelli2020European Film Awards [eu]
European Actor
European ActorNominated
Maurizio Braucci2020European Film Awards [eu]
European Screenwriter
European ScreenwriterNominated
Pietro Marcello2020European Film Awards [eu]
European Film
European FilmNominated
Pietro Marcello2020European Film Awards [eu]
European Director
European DirectorNominated
Pietro Marcello2020European Film Awards [eu]
European Screenwriter
European ScreenwriterNominated
Pietro Marcello2019Venice Int. Film Festival [it]
Venezia 76
Venezia 76Nominated

Festivals

YearCountryFestivalComment
2020USAPalm Springs International Film Festival
Focus on Italy
Focus on Italy
2019South KoreaBusan International Film Festival
Sektion: Open Cinema
Sektion: Open Cinema
2019ItalyVenice International Film Festival
Venezia 76
Venezia 76
2019GermanyFilmfest Hamburg
2019CanadaToronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Platform
Platform

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
RepeatFrancearteMonday, 01/05/2023, 10.55 PM
First showingGermanyarteMonday, 01/05/2023, 10.15 PM
RepeatFranceOCS [fr]Thursday, 03/12/2020, 8.40 PMOCS City
First showingFranceOCS [fr]Wednesday, 30/09/2020, 8.45 PMOCS City

Cinema releases and premieres

TypeCountryDateComment
Theatre releaseGermanyThursday, 26/08/2021
Theatre releaseAustriaFriday, 20/08/2021
Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 16/10/2019
Theatre releaseItalyWednesday, 04/09/2019
PremiereMonday, 02/09/2019Venice Film Festival (Mostra)