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Broken English

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Original title

Broken English

Year

2007

Running time

97 min.

Country

United States

Director

Zoe R. Cassavetes

Screenwriter

Zoe R. Cassavetes

Cast

Music

Scratch Massive

Cinematography

John Pirozzi

Producer

Co-production United States-France-Japan;

Honet Films, Backup Films, Phantom Film, Vox3 Films. Distributor: Magnolia Pictures

Genre

Romance. Drama | Romantic Drama. Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) works in a posh hotel in downtown New York. She is thirty-something and still unattached, as her mother is constantly reminding her. Nora goes on dates which always leave her with the feeling that she will never meet the perfect man, or at least, not as perfect as her friend Audrey's husband. And one day she meets Julien (Melvil Poupaud), single, hansome, passionate for life, charming... Nora does not want to make the same mistakes again, she is afraid it will be the end of the world if she fails once more.

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Awards: 2007: Independent Spirit Awards: 2 Nominations incl. Best Actress (Posey)

2007: Sundance Film Festival: Nomianted for Grand Jury Prize

2007: Moscow Film Festival: Nominated for Golden St. George

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Critics' reviews

"'Broken English' takes 30 minutes to do what most romantic comedies manage with a simple montage. That's a good thing, by the way."

Peter Debruge: Miami Herald
"The movie needs more incident and complication; it's modest to a fault."

Michael Sragow: Baltimore Sun
"A wry, charming romance about a New York woman who has given up hope of finding love"

Carina Chocano: Los Angeles Times
"A well-acted, smartly directed film that’s depressing because it could have amounted to so much more."

Matt Zoller Seitz: The New York Times
"Demonstrating that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, the screenwriter-director has delivered a well-observed film boasting highly realistic performances and dialogue"

Frank Scheck: The Hollywood Reporter
"'Broken English' doesn't break any code or offer original insights on the subject. But there's a spark whenever Posey and Poupaud are together."

Ruthe Stein: SFGATE
"Given the gift of Posey at the peak of her powers, Cassavetes squanders her star in low-key, go-nowhere conversations, shot without flair and drained of any improvisatory energy."

Noel Murray: Los Angeles Times

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