If you loved My King, 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 bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to My King, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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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.

