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Broken Poet

  • 20202020
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
85
YOUR RATING
Broken Poet (2020)
  • Music
A journalist is sent to Paris by Rolling Stone magazine to investigate the rumour of an old rock star being alive after he is presumed to have committed suicide 40 years agoA journalist is sent to Paris by Rolling Stone magazine to investigate the rumour of an old rock star being alive after he is presumed to have committed suicide 40 years agoA journalist is sent to Paris by Rolling Stone magazine to investigate the rumour of an old rock star being alive after he is presumed to have committed suicide 40 years ago
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
85
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
  • Writers
    • Elliott Murphy
    • Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
    • Nicholas Aikin(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Elliott Murphy
    • Joana Preiss
    • Marisa Berenson
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  • Director
    • Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
  • Writers
    • Elliott Murphy
    • Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
    • Nicholas Aikin(collaborating writer)
  • Stars
    • Elliott Murphy
    • Joana Preiss
    • Marisa Berenson
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    • 9User reviews
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    Elliott Murphy
    Elliott Murphy
    • Jake Lionas Jake Lion
    Joana Preiss
    Joana Preiss
    • Megas Meg
    Marisa Berenson
    Marisa Berenson
    • Kathy Madisonas Kathy Madison
    Françoise Viallon
    Françoise Viallon
    • Christineas Christine
    Bruce Springsteen
    Bruce Springsteen
    • Bruceas Bruce
    Patti Scialfa
    • Pattias Patti
    Susan Brickell
    Susan Brickell
    • Susan Philipsas Susan Philips
    Sam Mancuso
    • Barmanas Barman
    Rebecca Arrosse
    • Secretaryas Secretary
    Jesus Aguilar Fernandez
    • Jack's Fatheras Jack's Father
    Miguelo García
    • Inspectoras Inspector
    Maria Ivanova
    Maria Ivanova
    • Journalistas Journalist
    Antonio Labati
    • Buskeras Busker
    Ezra Maskery
    • Boy Jake Lionas Boy Jake Lion
    Michael O'Keefe
    Michael O'Keefe
    • Joeas Joe
    Smiling Jack Smith
    • Plynth the Persianas Plynth the Persian
    • Director
      • Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
    • Writers
      • Elliott Murphy
      • Emilio Ruiz Barrachina
      • Nicholas Aikin(collaborating writer)
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    • Trivia
      Elliott Murphy who stars in Broken Poet is a real life singer-songwriter who has lived in Paris for 30 years like the character he plays. But he wrote the story The Lion Sleeps Tonight which the film is based on in the early 1980's long before he moved to Paris!

    User reviews9

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    3/10
    A Broken Mess
    I have no idea where these 10 star reviews came from but this mess of a movie certainly doesn't deserve them. This film is barely watchable beyond 5 minutes due to the terrible, wooden acting and awful dialog not to mention the overwhelming feeling you're watching someone's first attempt at film making. But the blame can't fall only on the acting. The editing is atrocious with no sense of rhythm and takes that could have been trimmed of several frames to create flow are left complete so conversations have a "stop and start" vibe that feels fake and unreal. The main actresses voice is dubbed in and it's so uneven and distracting it just kept taking me out of the movie. The continual over use of every overwrought cliche in the artsy director's playbook is distracting and transparent leaving this mess feeling more like an art school student's C grade project instead of an experienced director's output. People don't act like this. People don't talk like this. And good director's don't direct like this. All in all this is an amateur attempt at filmmaking that falls horribly short and is a cringefest to endure until the end. Even for a music lover like myself this was too much of too little to find anything redeeming in.
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    • Novacain2006
    • Aug 28, 2020

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Rolling Stone
      • Traloinver
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      1 hour 46 minutes

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