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Broken English (2007)

Broken English poster
Directed by
Zoe Cassavetes
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 76 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single woman in her 30s works at a hotel in New York and feels stuck in her life. She meets a French man and begins a tentative romance that pushes her to confront her fears about love and change.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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