An older woman with short blonde hair (Marianna Faithfull), dressed in a black blazer and tie, sits at a desk examining papers. A younger man in a white dress shirt and loosened tie leans over the desk beside her, holding glasses in one hand and pointing at documents with the other. A large, dramatic close-up of a face is projected on the backdrop behind them.

Broken English

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About Broken English

Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth deliver an inventive and soulful portrait of cultural icon Marianne Faithfull. The layered structure on which Broken English rests is the fictional ‘Ministry of Not Forgetting’ (led by Tilda Swinton and her trusty interviewer George MacKay), who take Marianne on a journey into a rich and event-filled past. Images, clips and interviews are interspersed with musical responses by Beth Orton, Courtney Love and Nick Cave.

Triumphantly defying categorisation, Pollard and Forsyth (20,000 Days on Earth, The Extraordinary Miss Flower) expertly rewire the documentary genre once more with their most ambitious film to date.
 

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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