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- Huppert plays herself (albeit a version written by Fontaine) in the film, which was loosely inspired by Edouard Louis’s bestselling 2014 autobiography The End of Eddie. It follows the life of Marvin Bijou, a gay man who moves to Paris from rural France, where he endured an oppressive, violently homophobic childhood, to become an actor.
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Jul 27, 2018 · This French coming of age drama that chronicles the struggles of a gay man is not worth suffering through, even for the novelty of seeing Isabelle Huppert play herself. It’s not uncommon that Isabelle Huppert is the best part of a film.
When he gets into a Parisian drama school and meets a more welcoming peer group, he has the opportunity to craft a completely new identity. He changes his name and meets a wealthy older man who introduces him to Oscar-nominated actress Isabelle Huppert, whimsically playing herself.
From the director of Coco Before Chanel and The Innocents and starring femme-tour-de-force Isabelle Huppert, Reinventing Marvin is a compelling and searing chronicle of a young gay man leaving the life he has known in order to become someone else.
- Anne Fontaine
- Finnegan Oldfield
Sep 14, 2018 · Isabelle Huppert turns up for an extended cameo as herself, joining Marvin on stage for his experimental, self-reflexive performance piece, but unfortunately the film takes great pains to tie up all the loose ends, and so long outstays its welcome.
The elder Marvin is played by British actor Finnegan Oldfield, who seems only to work in France. Marvin gets to co-star in his play with the great Isabelle Huppert, who has been in three of Fontaine's films.
Her latest effort, Reinventing Marvin (or just Marvin in French), is a stab at yet another genre: the queer coming-of-age story, which she mixes into a confessional performance piece that includes, among other fourth wall-breaking elements, Isabelle Huppert co-starring as herself. The result is a hodgepodge that...
