Thirty-something sailor Martin Eden (Luca Marinelli) is inspired to remake himself as a novelist, following a chance encounter with the sophisticated, wealthy Elena (Jessica Cressy). She immediately becomes not only the object of his passionate affections, but also the symbol of the status Martin aspires to achieve. Pursuing his newfound social and literary obsessions, Martin abandons his friends and working-class roots without hesitation, but eventually undergoes a political awakening that triggers yet another change. Based on the 1909 novel by Jack London.
A devastating portrait of brotherhood spanning decades, The Eight Mountains adapts Paolo Cognetti’s novel through lyrical voiceovers and comforting silences.
The Top 10 Movies Of 2020, According To Everyone
It s December, which means Best of 2020 lists are here. With so many lists out there, who has time to read all of them?
Turns out: We do. But because you probably don t, we rounded up all the Top 10 lists we could find, smashed em together in a big spreadsheet and spit out overall Top 10 lists for the year s best movies, albums, songs, books, TV shows and video games. You re welcome.
10. Martin Eden Pietro Marcello
Martin Eden (Luca Marinelli) begins Pietro Marcello s film as a gorgeous naif, a sailor who bails out a rich kid in trouble at the docks. In return for his intervention, the kid s family introduces him to an upper-crust existence that he instantly wants to join. Martin Eden is a biting critique of capitalism and neoliberalism from the perspective of a bootstrapper: he s a ferocious individualist who eventually achieves fame as a writer and sneers at the working class he clawed his way up from; by intercutti