There is a line of dialogue that comes late in marvin s room and contains the key to the whole film.
Marvin s room play review.
But this pained yet comforting play cuts its sentiment with laughing into the.
She doesn t believe so.
Janeane garofalo and lili taylor play estranged sisters reunited by a medical emergency in the broadway debut of.
I ve been so lucky to have been able to love someone so much.
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Reviews marvin s room scott mcpherson s drama desk award winning play about finding laughter in the midst of illness makes its broadway debut.
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.
Marvin s room is a play by the american writer scott mcpherson.
Scott mcpherson s marvin s room may sound from that description like a certain kind of tv movie of the week.
In marvin s room who will care for the caregiver.
It tells the story of bessie and her estranged sister lee who confront a family crisis.
The set up of scott mcpherson s 1991 play marvin s room makes it sound like the kind of maudlin mopey tearjerker you d quickly flip past after encountering it on the hallmark channel.