Synopsis
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children. Nora is in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
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Cast
- Parker PoseyNora Wilder
- Drea de MatteoAudrey Andrews
- Tim GuineeMark Andrews
- Gena RowlandsVivien Wilder-Mann
- Melvil PoupaudJulien
- Justin TherouxNick Gable
- Peter BogdanovichIrving Mann
- Roy ThinnesPeter Andrews
- Michael PanesGlen
- Philip PavelFront Desk Worker
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
As charmingly verklemmt New York women with bad luck in men and good luck in apartments go, Nora Wilder in Broken English has all the breaks. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
A pleasantly disposable romantic comedy starring the once and future indie-queen Parker Posey. - 70
Variety
A pitch-perfect lead performance by Parker Posey and debuting feature writer-helmer Zoe Cassavetes' deft, low-key approach raise Broken English a couple notches above the usual run of lonely-single-woman-seeking-romance-in-the-big-city yarns. - 70
Los Angeles Times
A wry, charming romance about a New York woman who has given up hope of finding love. - 63
ReelViews
It's the kind of film that will resonate only with a tiny fraction of the available audience. Unless a viewer's age and situation mirrors that of Posey's Nora Wilder, odds are that this movie will generate a sense of déjà vu. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
For all its impeccable indie credibility, writer-director Zoe Cassavetes' bittersweet romance is little more than a hipster chick flick in which the same old smart women make the usual foolish choices. - 63
New York Post
Posey is a delight throughout, and Zoe Cassavetes is clearly a filmmaker to watch. - 60
Film Threat
What began as an interesting character study ends in convention, offering only the most clichéd platitudes in summation. You can't find true love until you love yourself? Hasn't Dr. Phil been telling us that for years?
