Broken English

Nora Wilder is in her thirties, living in New York and working at a hotel, and she feels stuck. Her friends are married or having children, her mother keeps pointing out that she is still single, and the marriage of her best friend Audrey looks enviably settled. A string of bad dates leaves her with little hope, until she meets Julien, a Frenchman visiting the city. His easy, unpredictable manner draws her out of her routines, though her fear of another disappointment makes her hesitate. When he returns to France, she decides to follow him to Paris and find out whether what began in New York can last.

Broken English was released in 2007. It was written and directed by Zoe Cassavetes, and among its producers were Andrew Fierberg, Jason Kliot and Joana Vicente. Parker Posey plays Nora, with Melvil Poupaud as Julien, Drea de Matteo as Audrey, Tim Guinee as Mark, Justin Theroux as Nick and Gena Rowlands as Nora's mother. The film runs 97 minutes and was made for about 2 million dollars. It is a comedy-drama with romantic elements, set largely in New York and partly in Paris.

On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.3 from around 7,500 votes, while on TMDB its rating is 5.9 from 80 votes. A critics' rating of 6.5 from 73 reviews places it somewhat above the audience scores on both sites, suggesting a modestly received independent film.