Reinventing Marvin

November. 22,2017      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Finnegan Oldfield as  Marvin Bijou
Jules Porier as  Marvin Bijou (child)
Catherine Mouchet as  Madeleine Clément
Isabelle Huppert as  Isabelle Huppert
Catherine Salée as  Odile Bijou
Grégory Gadebois as  Dany Bijou
Vincent Macaigne as  Abel Pinto
Charles Berling as  Roland
India Hair as  Vanessa
Yannick Morzelle as  Gérald

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Reviews

RipDelight
2017/11/22

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

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Chirphymium
2017/11/23

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Hayden Kane
2017/11/24

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Calum Hutton
2017/11/25

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

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