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‘Broken English’ Review: Marianne Faithfull Gets a Dark, Complicated Documentary

Marianne Faithfull and George MacKay in "Broken English" (Venice Film Festival) Marianne Faithfull had a singular career in music, so she deserves a singular documentary. But “Broken English,” the doc ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Album: How Marianne Faithfull Remade Her Legacy with ‘Broken English’

As quickly as Marianne Faithfull emerged as a star in 1965 with her rendition of “As Tears Go By,” she disappeared from the spotlight. On the heels of her first single, which was written by Mick ...
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‘Broken English’ Review: An Adoring Hybrid Ode to Marianne Faithfull That Gives Her the Last Salty Word

The fictional accoutrements of Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth's doc can be bothersome, but interviews and performance footage centering the woman herself are riveting. “What we’re after is memories, ...
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‘Broken English’ Review: Marianne Faithfull Confronts Her Mortality And Her Myth In A Moving Tribute – Venice Film Festival

Though singer-songwriter and countercultural icon Marianne Faithfull died earlier this year, at the age of 78, this witty, provocative, and playfully post-modern docu-bio is sure to keep her ...
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Marianne Faithfull Recalls Taking LSD with Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan 'Coming on to Me' and Performs for the Last Time in New Doc

'Broken English' premieres Aug. 30 at the Venice Film Festival and includes musical tributes to the late chanteuse from Courtney Love, Suki Waterhouse and more George Lipman/The Sydney Morning ...