Reinventing Marvin (2017)

A young man runs away from his family to become an actor.

Director:

Anne Fontaine

Writers:

Pierre Trividic (screenplay), Anne Fontaine (screenplay)

Stars:

Finnegan Oldfield, Grégory Gadebois, Vincent Macaigne

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Finnegan Oldfield	...	Marvin Bijoux
Grégory Gadebois	...	Dany Bijoux
Vincent Macaigne	...	Abel Pinto
Catherine Salée	...	Odile Bijoux
Jules Porier	...	Marvin enfant
Catherine Mouchet	...	Madeleine Clément
Charles Berling	...	Roland
Isabelle Huppert	...	Isabelle Huppert
Sharif Andoura	...	Pierre
India Hair	...	Vanessa
Luna Lou	...	Angélique
Yannick Morzelle	...	Gérald
Lorenzo Lefèbvre	...	François
Cécile Rebboah	...	Madame Carolus
Oscar Pessans	...	Bourreau collège 1

Storyline

A young man runs away from his family to become an actor.

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Plot Keywords:

gay club | gay couple | sex in shower | two men in a shower | male rear nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Alternate Versions

UK versions are cut by 6s to remove footage which may contravene the Protection of Children Act 1978.

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Connections

References Fantasia (1940)

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Soundtracks

Who's gonna save you
Produced, Performed, composed, arranged and Engineered by Norbert Galouo, José Miguel Ortegon), Sr Ortegon
Written by Norbert Galouo , José Miguel Ortegon and Antonio Smith
Label: Palmacoco Records

User Reviews

gues who comes for dinner

A coming of age film , done in a different and somewhat unusual way. I do not share the opinion of "Horst in Transition/10th ofJuly 2018" who belittles the whole endeavour as forgettable. Sure, the stories about coming of age are often similar ( the story of "Romeo and Julia " has been told over and over too) and the idea of becoming "liberated" through "art" from a miserable social background-- has been the theme in "Billy Elliot" and "Fame" and many other films too. But I liked the way this film was done with flash-backs, with a slow moving rythm, with impressive actors-especially the poor white trash family, and the sharp contrasts between the heroes former life and the seemingly aimless search for his destiny in Paris among the rich, the "artsy fartsy", the "would be's" and the losers. Having some knowledge of fine arts, theatre and the gay world helps to like that film- It's not a american popcorn blockbuster for the masses !

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French English

Release Date:

22 November 2017 (France)

Also Known As:

Marvin

Filming Locations:

Xertigny, Vosges, France

Box Office

Budget:

EUR8,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$821,380

Company Credits

Production Co:

P.A.S. Productions, Ciné@, F Comme Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1