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Broken English (2007 film)

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'Broken English' is a 2007 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Zoe Cassavetes, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Drea de Matteo, Justin Theroux, Peter Bogdanovich, and Gena Rowlands.

'Broken English' had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2007 and a limited theatrical release in the United States on June 22, 2007. The film was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards: Best Female Lead for Posey and Best First Screenplay for Cassavetes.

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 fails, 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 Norauntil 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. It was also entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.

Reception



'Broken English' received mixed reviews. Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 64% "fresh" rating, based on 73 reviews. 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 exactlywith 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." Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune called it a "promising first film with moments exceeding that promise."

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References




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