Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room (1996) on IMDb: Estranged since their father's first stroke some 17 years earlier, Lee and Bessie lead separate lives in separate states. Lee's son, Hank, finds himse

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Marvin's Room - Directed by Jerry Zaks. With Diane Keaton, Gwen Verdon, Hume Cronyn, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro.

As an acting piece, ``Marvin's Room,'' a melodrama laced with dark humor, is quite generous. And why shouldn't it be, with the likes of Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro on hand? The

Seventeen years ago, fiercely independent Lee (Streep) left home ... and left behind her kindhearted sister Bessie (Keaton) to care for their father, Marvin (Cronyn). But now Lee is returning with her teenage son (DiCaprio), for a homecoming that's sure to turn the entire household upside down.

The most interesting aspect of Jerry Zaks' "Marvin's Room," an intimate exploration of familial sacrifice and love, is observing three terrifically gifted performers, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio, effectively submerge their idiosyncratic talents and personas in an effort to portray ordinary, down-to-Earth individuals.

Powerhouse casting and a heartbreaking history make the screen version of ''Marvin's Room'' more memorable than it otherwise would be.

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Critics Consensus: Marvin's Room rises above the pack of dysfunctional family dramas thanks to an impeccable cast that includes Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

There is a line of dialogue that comes late in "Marvin's Room'' and contains the key to the whole film. It is spoken by a woman who has put her life on hold for years, to care for a father who "has been dying for 20 years--slowly, so that I won't miss anything.'' Has her life been wasted? She doesn't believe so. She says: "I've been so lucky to have been able to love someone so much.'' The woman's name is Bessie (Diane Keaton). She lives in Florida with her still-dying father, Marvin (Hume Cronyn), and a dotty aunt (Gwen Verdon), who wears some kind of medical device that is always opening the garage door. Bessie has discovered that she has cancer, but that her life might be saved by a bone marrow transplant. The only candidates for donors are Lee (Meryl Streep), a sister she has not seen in years, and Lee's two children. If they are to be of any help, some old wounds will have to be reopened.

Directed by Jerry Zaks. With Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro. A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film based on the play of the same name by Scott McPherson.[2] The play, which was directed by David Petrarca, was adapted for the screen by McPherson and directed by Jerry Zaks.It stars Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon, Hal Scardino and Dan Hedaya. Original music for the film was composed by Rachel Portman. Carly Simon wrote and performed the theme song "Two Little Sisters", with Meryl Streep adding background vocals.