If you loved From the Land of the Moon, try Martin Eden
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to From the Land of the Moon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
slow burn
What Martin Eden is
A proletarian poet gets tangled in his own manifesto, circa 1908. After a sailor stumbles into literature, he splits time between genteel romance and class loyalty. At least the romantic heroism is in the footnotes.

