Reinventing Marvin
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Reinventing Marvin

6.6 / 10 2017 1h 55mNR French
Drama

Storyline

Telling the true story of Marvin Bijou, a young boy from a working-class family in a small village, who suffers constant bullying at school and home for being ‘different’ – too sensitive and too feminine. A chance encounter with a drama teacher opens the doors to a world that offers him the chance to escape his situation.

Cast & Crew

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

Marvin Bijou

Lead
JP

Jules Porier

Marvin Bijou (child)

Catherine Mouchet

Catherine Mouchet

Madeleine Clément

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Catherine Salée

Catherine Salée

Odile Bijou

Grégory Gadebois

Grégory Gadebois

Dany Bijou

Vincent Macaigne

Vincent Macaigne

Abel Pinto

Charles Berling

Charles Berling

Roland

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anne Fontaine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Reinventing Marvin is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker