Pietro Marcello

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Pietro Marcello
Pietro Marcello at 82nd Venice International Film Festival-1 (cropped).jpg
Marcello in 2025
Born (1976-07-02) 2 July 1976 (age 49)
Caserta, Italy
OccupationFilm director
Years active2004–present
Known for Martin Eden

Pietro Marcello (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian filmmaker. [1] Most known for Martin Eden (2019), an adaptation of the 1909's Jack London classic novel of same name.

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Career

In 2009, Marcello's docudrama The Mouth of the Wolf (La bocca del lupo) follows Vincenzo Motta, who served a long sentence in a Genoa prison, and his love history with a trans woman named Mary Monaco in prison, Mary promised to wait for Enzo once she gets out of prison, but shortly after they find a home to share, she became addicted to heroin. The film had its world premiere at the 2009 Torino Film Festival winning the FIPRESCI Prize for best film. And was also selected for the 60th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Caligari Film Award and the Teddy Award for best documentary. [2]

Martin Eden , based on Jack London's classic novel, sets the classic book themes and characters against a post-war Naples-set background. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 76th Venice International Film Festival, Marcello received nominations at the 33rd European Film Awards, 65th David di Donatello (winning Best Adapted Screenplay), [3] Gotham Independent Film Awards 2020, and won the Platform Prize at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). [4]

Filmography

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleNotes
2007Crossing the LineIl passaggio della lineaDocumentary
2009 The Mouth of the Wolf La bocca del lupo
2011The Silence of PelesjanIl silenzio di Pelesjan
2015 Lost and Beautiful Bella e perduta
2019 Martin Eden Based on Martin Eden by Jack London
2021For LucioPer LucioDocumentary
FuturaDocumentary; Co-directed with Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher
2022 Scarlet L’envol
2025 Duse [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Archive Fever: The Films of Pietro Marcello". cinema-scope.com. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Lesbian Film Takes Home Berlinale Gay Prize". On Top Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ↑ "The David di Donatello Awards for Best Film and Best Director go to The Traitor". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (2019-09-12). "Toronto Film Festival Jury Winners: 'Martin Eden', 'Murmur', 'How To Build A Girl'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  5. ↑ "Duse". Film Italia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.


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