Martin Eden

Luca Marinelli stars in the title role of this drama based on Jack London's novel.

In 20th-century Naples, Martin Eden is a young sailor who falls in love with aristocrat Elena Orsini (Jessica Cressy) after saving her brother from a beating.

She inspires him to educate himself and he ultimately decides he wants to become a writer.

He pursues his dream despite constant rejection, but his lack of money and lowly class status cause his relationship with Elena to deteriorate before he attains success.