Reinventing Marvin[3][4] (French: Marvin ou la belle éducation) is a 2017 French drama film directed by Anne Fontaine. It screened in the Horizons section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2017,[5][6][7][8] and won the Queer Lion.[9]

Reinventing Marvin
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FrenchMarvin ou la belle éducation
Directed byAnne Fontaine
Written byAnne Fontaine
Pierre Trividic
Produced byPhilippe Carcassonne
Jean-Louis Livi
Pierre-Alexandre Schwab
StarringFinnegan Oldfield
CinematographyYves Angelo
Edited byAnnette Dutertre
Production
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P.A.S. Productions
Distributed byMars Distribution
Release dates
  • 3 September 2017 (2017-09-03) (Venice)
  • 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22) (France)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget$8.2 million[1]
Box office$812.000[2]

The film stars Finnegan Oldfield as Marvin, a gay actor in Paris who is struggling to write and perform a one-man theatrical show about his childhood.[6] Isabelle Huppert appears playing herself.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Marvin ou la belle éducation". JP's Box-Office. November 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Marvin". Box Office Mojo. December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Reinventing Marvin". BFI London Film Festival. British Film Institute. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ Armstrong, Rod (2018). "Reinventing Marvin". Frameline Film Festival. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ Anderson, Ariston (27 July 2017). "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Lodge, Guy (3 September 2017). "Venice Film Review: 'Reinventing Marvin'". Variety. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ Mintzer, Jordan (2 September 2017). "'Reinventing Marvin' ('Marvin'): Film Review | Venice 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ Nesselson, Lisa (2 September 2017). "'Reinventing Marvin': Venice Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Queer Lion Award to "Marvin" by Anne Fontaine". Venice International Film Festival. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
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