Followed by a discussion with director Jay Craven live at the Film Center!
Followed by a discussion with director Jay Craven live at the Film Center!
Set in 1909, it tells the story of a poor and unschooled sailor who unexpectedly meets Ruth Morse, a magnetic young woman of means and education. Their unconventional attraction upends both lives and propels timely themes of impossible love, dogged individualism in pursuit of the American Dream, and the quest for a comfortable place in an inconstant world.
Jay Craven wrote the script while in West Tisbury, and filmed the movie on Nantucket.
Jay Craven wrote the script while in West Tisbury, and filmed the movie on Nantucket.
Jay Craven wrote the script while in West Tisbury, and filmed the movie on Nantucket.
The film was awarded Best Film and Best Director Prizes at the most recent Boston Film Festival and Best Narrative Film at the Arlington International Film Festival. It was opening night film at the Nantucket Film Festival and has also played The St. Louis International Film Festival, Sonoma Film Festival, Berkshire International Film Festival and Woods Hole Film Festival. After a Vermont preview screening, the state’s chief arts critic, Jim Lowe, called the film, “gorgeous,” “irresistible,” and “intimate and poignant storytelling.”
Director Jay Craven
“A sweep of cinematic history earned by the film’s aspirations. No film could replicate the tragic weight of London’s work, but this comes awfully close.”
-The Irish Times
“The film traces Martin’s love affair with the pursuit of individual advancement. Like capitalism, it’s seductive.”
-The Observer
“In Italian star Luca Marinelli, he’s cast a true-blue matinee idol as the tortured hero: in an extraordinary performance that matches brute physicality to soulful interior yearning, he carries the film on square shoulders.”
-Film of the Week
