Réalisation:
Pietro MarcelloActeurs·trices:
Luca Marinelli, Carlo Cecchi, Jessica Cressy, Marco Leonardi, Chiara Francini, Denise Sardisco, Diego Sepe, Giuseppe Pirozzi, Luigi Chiocca (plus)VOD (5)
Résumés(1)
À Naples, au cours du 20e siècle, le parcours initiatique de Martin Eden, un jeune marin prolétaire, individualiste dans une époque traversée par la montée des grands mouvements politiques. Alors qu’il conquiert l’amour et le monde d’une jeune et belle bourgeoise grâce à la philosophie, la littérature et la culture, il est rongé par le sentiment d’avoir trahi ses origines. (Shellac)
(plus)Critiques (1)
Jack London’s novel of the same name, which tells the story of a young sailor on the path to becoming a writer, was set in Oakland at the beginning of the 20th century. In this original film adaptation by Italian painter and filmmaker Pietro Marcello, the setting is the Neapolitan shoreline and the story’s timeframe cannot be precisely determined due to a number of anachronisms. Archival shots in sepia tones, the characters’ modest way of life and costumes evoke an era that came before television screens and the songs used in the film. The collage style of storytelling is similarly untethered, as it combines elements of romanticising melodramas, ethnographic documentaries and avant-garde cinema. The variability of the film reflects the protagonist’s development, which is not viewed from one perspective, but on the basis of his current state of mind and life experiences, which makes Martin Eden a very refreshing work in the context of period dramas and adaptations of classic literature. 85%
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