Martin Eden (ej svensk text) (Blu-ray)

The first film by Pietro Marcello to be released here, this is a very free adaptation of Martin Eden by Jack London, which picked up prizes at both Venice and Toronto. Martin Eden (Luca Marinelli), Neapolitan and working class, has his fate changed forever when he defends a young boy from a beating. The boy repays him for his kindness by inviting him into his bourgeois home, and it is there that Eden meets Elena (Jessica Cressy), the daughter of an upper-crust industrial family. He resolves to become an accomplished writer to elevate himself to the family's social standing and eventually marry her. He proves himself quickly as an autodidact, but grapples with social politics and ultimately with how to deal with success.