By now, you may have heard of this year's winner of the Platform award at the Toronto International Film Festival (and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice): Pietro Marcello's Martin Eden, an adaptation of the titular 1909 novel by Jack London. (Read our interview with the Italian director from Venice.) Marcello transfers the story's setting from early 20th century Oakland, California to an indeterminate but similar time period in Naples. The film shares London's (an active advocate of socialism) concerns regarding art and politics and their manifestation in the world of a young proletarian writer, but is hardly the first attempt at bringing the novel's fiery vision to life. In 1914, American filmmaker and actor Hobart Bosworth directed, wrote, and produced his own adaptation of Martin Eden. The film, available on Arte, is missing a few reels. But even in its incomplete form, a faithfulness to its source is evident.
- 10/7/2019
- MUBI
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