Friday, June 22, 9:00 p.m. Castro • U.S. PREMIERE
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| Marvin ou la belle éducation (Reinventing Marvin): Isabelle Huppert and Finnegan Oldfield |
Marvin Bijoux, whose last name literally means Jewels, is growing up in a small town in northeastern France, bullied by classmates, bullied by his older half-brother, bullied by his father. One day he, perhaps not accidentally, misses swim lessons at school, so the principal drops him into an improv acting class, where he discovers his calling. He gets into drama school and moves to Paris, where he creates a new chosen family, including Isabelle Huppert (playing herself). Marvin looks back only to draw inspiration for a theatre piece about his childhood, garnering rave reviews but also causing a stir in his home town.
The story weaves back and forth from present-day to Marvin’s adolescence. Although Finnegan Oldfield (pictured) does a great job as present-day Marvin, I would be remiss not to highlight Jules Porier, who plays the younger Marvin; with roughly the same amount of screen time, he more than holds his own in establishing the story, playing a difficult role, including enduring quite a bit of on-screen bullying, with nuance and grace. Without giving too much away, the present-day story line does much to redeem the bleak suffering of the adolescent Marvin. Although the bullying, both physical and psychological, is difficult to watch in places, it is entirely integral to the plot. Definitely a MUST SEE.
The story weaves back and forth from present-day to Marvin’s adolescence. Although Finnegan Oldfield (pictured) does a great job as present-day Marvin, I would be remiss not to highlight Jules Porier, who plays the younger Marvin; with roughly the same amount of screen time, he more than holds his own in establishing the story, playing a difficult role, including enduring quite a bit of on-screen bullying, with nuance and grace. Without giving too much away, the present-day story line does much to redeem the bleak suffering of the adolescent Marvin. Although the bullying, both physical and psychological, is difficult to watch in places, it is entirely integral to the plot. Definitely a MUST SEE.
• IMDb • trailer (English) (français) (YouTube) •
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