i see france
i happened to catch the finale of project runway season 1 tonight (i missed that season entirely and must catch up at some point) which reminded me, upon seeing parker posey appear as a judge, that i'd totally forgotten to blog about 'broken english.'
i believe i have bored you with my love of ms. posey before (which dates back to my seeing 'dazed and confused' in a washington d.c. theater fourteen years ago and thinking she was the best thing in it, even though she had about a minute of screen time), but 'broken english' is, i think, her best role yet.
she's so often in comedies that i guess i never realized what a great dramatic actress she is. not that she's not funny in this, but she just acted up a storm. the movie seemed a little pat at the beginning (i dare you not to wince during the anniversary party scene that opens the film) but ends up being quite original and endlessly compelling, mainly because of her performance. plus, as far as i'm concerned, you can never go wrong with anything set partially in paris.
also, i have to say one of the joys of palm springs is the fact that you can be out here in the dead of august and see 'broken english' in limited release. not bad for a town of 42,000.
i believe i have bored you with my love of ms. posey before (which dates back to my seeing 'dazed and confused' in a washington d.c. theater fourteen years ago and thinking she was the best thing in it, even though she had about a minute of screen time), but 'broken english' is, i think, her best role yet.
she's so often in comedies that i guess i never realized what a great dramatic actress she is. not that she's not funny in this, but she just acted up a storm. the movie seemed a little pat at the beginning (i dare you not to wince during the anniversary party scene that opens the film) but ends up being quite original and endlessly compelling, mainly because of her performance. plus, as far as i'm concerned, you can never go wrong with anything set partially in paris.
also, i have to say one of the joys of palm springs is the fact that you can be out here in the dead of august and see 'broken english' in limited release. not bad for a town of 42,000.
posted by lyrical robot at 8:53 PM
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thanks for the reco...do you know that it is going to be released on dvd on 8/21???? dang.
yes, it's the totally bizarre release strategy at hdnet films -- they put it out in theaters and then put out the dvd a few weeks later. or, in a few cases, on the same day. i'm sure there's a reason behind it, but seems weird to me. 'fay grim' and 'diggers' are two others i've seen recently from them that had the same release pattern.
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