23/1 Miss Marx
Synopsis
Bright, intelligent, passionate and free, Eleanor is Karl Marx’s youngest daughter. Among the first women to link the themes of feminism and socialism, she takes part in the workers’ battles and fights for women’s rights and the abolition of child labor. In 1883 she meets Edward Aveling and her life is crushed by a passionate but tragic love story.
Director
Susanna Nicchiarelli
Screenplay
Susanna Nicchiarelli
Director of Photography
Crystel Fournier
Film Editing
Stefano Cravero
Producer
Gregorio Paonessa
Production Company
Vivo Film
Rai Cinema
Tarantula
Cast
Romola Garai
Patrick Kennedy
John Gordon Sinclair
Duration
107’
Susanna Nicchiarelli (Rome, 1975) studied Film Directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. After a few shorts and documentaries, in 2009 she directed her first film, Cosmonauta, winner of the Controcampo Italiano award at Venice Festival and nominated at the David di Donatello awards for Best First Feature. She later directed Discovery at Dawn (2012) and Nico, 1988 (2017), winner of Best Film in the Orizzonti section at Venice and of four David di Donatello awards. Miss Marx competed at the last Venice Festival.
