# Broken English (2007)

> A restless New York career woman finds unexpected emotional freedom when a charming French stranger disrupts her carefully contained single life.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7688

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Zoe Cassavetes
- Cast: Parker Posey, Drea de Matteo, Tim Guinee, Gena Rowlands, Melvil Poupaud, Justin Theroux, Peter Bogdanovich, Roy Thinnes
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772157/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, wistful, melancholic, date night, rainy day

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