Martin Eden fingerprintStrong craft, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Class and money, politics, and society
Standout characters and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Martin Eden is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and romantic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Class and money, politics, and society
Its world is built around class and money, politics, and society.
Standout characters and performances
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The characters and performances stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Martin Eden is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
2 h 9 min
Martin Eden runs 2 h 9 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Martin Eden higher (82) than audiences (71). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 44% of its budget.
It was made in Italian, with some French. Produced in France, Germany, Italy.
+73GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Martin Eden in 87 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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