Broken English (2007 film)
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| Directed by | Zoe Cassavetes |
| Written by | Zoe Cassavetes |
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| Cinematography | John Pirozzi |
| Edited by | Andrew Weisblum |
| Music by | Scratch Massive |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1.9 million[1] |
Broken English is a 2007 American romance film written and directed by Zoe Cassavetes and starring Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Drea de Matteo, Justin Theroux, Peter Bogdanovich, and Gena Rowlands.
Plot
Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single career woman, works at a Manhattan boutique hotel where her excellent skills in guest relations are the complete opposite of her lack of skills in the romance department. If it is not her loving and dominant mother (Gena Rowlands) attempting to set her up that consistently fail, she has her friend's (Drea de Matteo) disastrous blind dates to rely on as a backup for further dismay. She's surrounded by friends who are all happily engaged or romantically involved and somehow, love escapes Nora—until she meets an unusual Frenchman (Melvil Poupaud) who helps her discover life beyond her self-imposed boundaries.
Cast
- Parker Posey as Nora Wilder
- Melvil Poupaud as Julien
- Drea de Matteo as Audrey Andrews
- Justin Theroux as Nick Gable
- Peter Bogdanovich as Irving Mann
- Gena Rowlands as Vivien Wilder-Mann
- Roy Thinnes as Peter Andrews
- Tim Guinee as Mark Andrews
- Michael Panes as Glen
- Dana Ivey as Elinor Gregory
- William Wise as William Gregory
- Josh Hamilton as Charlie Ross
- Caitlin Keats as Jennifer Ross
- Michael Kelly as Guy
- James McCaffrey as Perry
- Phyllis Somerville as Psychic
- Bernadette Lafont as Madame Grenelle
- Thierry Hancisse as Mr. Larson
Release
The film screened at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.[2] It was also entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
Reception
Broken English received mixed reviews. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 64% "fresh" rating, based on 73 reviews.[4] Jason Clark of Slant Magazine gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, saying, "when the picture finally resolves with the exact same ending as Richard Linklater's Before Sunset (and I mean exactly—with even the same two last lines, for God's sake), you have to wonder if Ms. Cassavetes gets out as much as her lead character eventually does."[5] Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune called it a "promising first film with moments exceeding that promise."[6]
Awards
Broken English was nominated at the 23rd Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Screenplay and Best Female Lead.[7]
References
- ^ "Broken English (2007)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Buchanan, Kyle (January 2012). "Parker Posey on the Glory Days of Sundance and the Perils of Modern-Day Indie Filmmaking". Vulture.
- ^ "29th Moscow International Film Festival (2007)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ^ "Broken English". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ^ Clark, Jason (June 17, 2007). "Broken English - Film Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine.
- ^ Phillips, Michael (20 July 2007). "In 'Broken English,' seeds of a promising career". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Kay, Jeremy (November 7, 2007). "Haynes, Schnabel, Reitman films lead Independent Spirit nominations". Screen International.
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