Martin Eden - BLU-RAY

Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy's history, Martin Eden is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli, The Old Guard) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university student (Jessica Cressy). The dissatisfactions of working-class toil and bourgeois success lead to political awakening and destructive anxiety in this enveloping, superbly mounted bildungsroman. Winner of the Best Actor prize at the Venice Film Festival and the Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Four Oscars-Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay-went to this touching adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's teleplay. A husky, middle-aged Bronx butcher, brilliantly portrayed by Ernest Borgnine, gets an unexpected chance to escape his lonely lifestyle and domineering mother when he meets a plain schoolteacher at a dance hall. Co-stars Betsy Blair, Joe Mantell, Esther Minciotti; directed by Delbert Mann. 90 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

Academic Festival Overture 4 [DIGITAL VIDEO DISC] Released 2018 product/publication from Belvedere