Reinventing Marvin (2017)

Drama

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.

Release Date: November 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 55m
Rating: 6.6/10 (116 votes)

Director: Anne Fontaine

Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Jules Porier, Catherine Mouchet, Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Salée, Grégory Gadebois, Vincent Macaigne, Charles Berling

Production: P.A.S. Productions, Ciné+, Ciné-@, F Comme Film, France 2 Cinéma

homophobia bullying coming of age childhood lgbt woman director drama school actor theatre

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Full Cast (19 people)

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
Rebecca James as Roland's English friend
India Hair as Vanessa
Yannick Morzelle as Gérald
Constance Dollé as François' mother
Lorenzo Lefèbvre as François
Timéo Bolland as Rémy
Philippe Ohrel as Theatre teacher
Sharif Andoura as Pierre
Luna Lou as Angélique
Cécile Rebboah as Madame Carolus
Roman Kané as Pianist

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Reinventing Marvin

Reinventing Marvin

Reinventing Marvin

Reinventing Marvin

Reinventing Marvin

115 min

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.

115 min

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.

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Original LanguageFrench

Release Date11/22/2017

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Cast

Finnegan Oldfield

as Marvin Bijou

JP

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Reinventing Marvin about?▾

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 femin…

How long is Reinventing Marvin?▾

1h 55m

When was Reinventing Marvin released?▾

November 22, 2017

Who directed Reinventing Marvin?▾

Anne Fontaine

Who stars in Reinventing Marvin?▾

Finnegan Oldfield, Jules Porier, Catherine Mouchet

What genre is Reinventing Marvin?▾

Drama