''Reinventing Marvin''
(french: Marvin ou la belle éducation) is a 2017 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France.
Life and career
Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor ...
. It screened in the Horizons section of the
74th Venice International Film Festival
The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017. The jury president was announced as the actress Annette Bening on 5 July 2017. '' Downsizing'', directed by Alexander Payne, was selected to open ...
on 2 September 2017,
and won the
Queer Lion.
The film stars
Finnegan Oldfield
Finnegan Oldfield (born 10 January 1991) is a French-British actor, who has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003.
Background
Career
In 2005, age 14, Oldfield landed the lead role in the TV film '' L'Île Atlantique''. He dropped out ...
as Marvin, a gay actor in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
who is struggling to write and perform a one-man theatrical show about his childhood.
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...
appears playing herself.
Cast
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Finnegan Oldfield
Finnegan Oldfield (born 10 January 1991) is a French-British actor, who has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003.
Background
Career
In 2005, age 14, Oldfield landed the lead role in the TV film '' L'Île Atlantique''. He dropped out ...
as Marvin Bijoux
* Jules Porier as Young Marvin
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Grégory Gadebois as Dany Bijoux
*
Vincent Macaigne as Abel Pinto
*
Catherine Salée as Odile Bijoux
*
Catherine Mouchet as Madeleine Clément
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Charles Berling
Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic Raymond Picard. His mother, Nadia, "only daughter of (French) s ...
as Roland
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Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...
as Herself
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India Hair as Vanessa
See also
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Isabelle Huppert on screen and stage
Isabelle Huppert is a French actress who has appeared in more than 120 feature films, mostly in starring roles. Regarded as one of the most respected actresses in French cinema, she has appeared in films directed by Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc G ...
References
External links
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''Reinventing Marvin''at
TF1 Studio
{{Queer Lion
2017 films
2017 drama films
2010s French-language films
French drama films
French LGBT-related films
Gay-related films
Films directed by Anne Fontaine
LGBT-related drama films
2017 LGBT-related films
2010s French films