Marvin's Room (film)
- Meryl Streep: Lee Lacker
- Leonardo DiCaprio: Hank
- Diane Keaton: Bessie
- Robert De Niro: Dr. Wally
- Hume Cronyn: Marvin
- Gwen Verdon: Ruth
- Dan Hedaya: Bob
- Cynthia Nixon: Age Home Head
Marvin is an American feature from director Jerry Zaks from the year 1996.
Action
For years, Bessie cares for her severely ill and bedridden father Marvin. In a study in the hospital is determined at Bessie leukemia. Dr. Wally tells her that she has very good chances of survival if a suitable donor is found for the bone marrow. First of close family members eligible for a bone marrow transplant in question. For this reason, Bessie takes after 20 years of contact with her sister Lee ( Meryl Streep ) on. Lee travels with her two sons to her sister. The old conflict between the sisters break on new and must be overcome in order for the disease can be defeated.
Reviews
The film received very positive reviews, which were mainly the illustrations by Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. In the magazine Cinema 6/1997, the film was referred to as " the family drama of the year ."
The filmdienst 11/1997 was: "A chamber -like game developed film, which offers actors a chance to pull out all the stops their skills. Despite the serious issues he is full of humor and shows that hope is always possible. "