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Release Date
• USA: Jun 22, 2007
BoxOffice: $0.8M
Official Website:
Broken English Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content, brief drug use and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country USA | France | Japan
Production Companies
HDNet Films, Backup Films (in association with), Phantom Film, Vox3 Films
Studio Magnolia Pictures
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Other Titles
• Broken English (2007)
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Genre: Comedy
Plot: Known mainly for playing quirkily comic characters, Parker Posey shows she can tackle a serious role just as skillfully in Zoe Cassevetes’s moving film. BROKEN ENGLISH stars Posey as Nora Wilder, a thirtysomething whose disastrous dating experiences in the Big Apple have put her on the verge of giving up all hope when it comes to love and happiness. Constant comparisons to her best friend Audrey’s (Drea de Matteo) seemingly perfect marriage, and her overbearing mother’s (Gena Rowlands) fixations on her single status wear on Nora, making her vulnerable to even the slightest hint of male attention, like the advances she gets from a sexy and famous actor (Justin Theroux) who begins bunking at the chic hotel where she works. After a string of equally failed attempts, Nora starts to wonder if there’s something wrong with her. It’s at this ultimate low when a visiting Frenchman (Melvil Poupaud) swoops in with charm and aggressively woos Nora, who, despite being filled with reluctance, cannot shake the feeling that this one might be different.Posey displays palpable desperation and convincing loneliness as a woman at the age when societal pressure to settle down reaches a peak. While many chick lit titles have tackled this topic, Cassavetes does so with realism and respect. She
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