Broken English

2026 • 1h 39m •

Documentary Music

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★ 7.6/10

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A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne has spent more than six decades defying expectations — releasing over thirty-five albums while constantly reinventing herself. Made with her full involvement, Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny.

Top Billed Cast

Marianne Faithfull

Self

Tilda Swinton

The Overseer

George MacKay

The Record Keeper

Calvin Demba

The Replacement

Zawe Ashton

The Media Archivist

Sophia Di Martino

The Researcher

Suki Waterhouse

Self

Beth Orton

Self

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2026-03-27

I wasn’t quite sure of the necessity for the almost Orwellian setting for this docudrama, nor for the role of the David Bowie-esque overseer (Tilda Swinton) but when we are just left with the enthusiastic George MacKay and the subject of this piece - Marianne Faithfull, it is quite an electric watch. She positively exudes charisma as she sits, oxygen tubes installed, and chats with his notional archivist about her much publicised life, loves and career. Spanning decades, she guides us through some of the most and least turbulent periods of her time in an industry that was somewhat unforgivin...