Reinventing Marvin

2017 1h 55m FR

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6.6

SOLID

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58%

ROTTEN

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6.9

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 118🥫58%Rotten Tomatoes★6.9IMDB · 1,627

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Finnegan Oldfield
Marvin Bijou
Jules Porier
Marvin Bijou (child)
Catherine Mouchet
Madeleine Clément
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Catherine Salée
Odile Bijou
Grégory Gadebois
Dany Bijou
Vincent Macaigne
Abel Pinto
Charles Berling
Roland

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anne Fontaine
Writers: Anne Fontaine, Pierre Trividic
Languages: French, English
Countries: France

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anne Fontaine, shot by Yves Angelo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Annette Dutertre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Finnegan Oldfield and Jules Porier and Catherine Mouchet carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5989394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anne Fontaine directs. Yves Angelo behind the camera. Annette Dutertre cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Directed by Anne Fontaine, shot by Yves Angelo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Annette Dutertre shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Finnegan Oldfield and Jules Porier and Catherine Mouchet carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5989394 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 9 themes, including "homophobia", "bullying", "coming of age", "childhood".