Martin Eden

Young sailor Martin Eden, thanks to a twist of fate, meets the well-off bourgeois Morse family and falls in love with Ruth Morse, who seems perfect to him. Under her influence, he transforms and begins to study hard. He has a lively mind, an attentive and unconventional perspective, and is drawn to true beauty, finding meaning in existence through writing. And although neither his immediate circle nor even Ruth understands or supports Martin, and magazines send rejection letters one after another, he continues to stubbornly pursue his dream.