Broken Lines
Broken Lines
After the sudden death of his father, a newly-engaged Jewish man plunges into a charged love affair with an attached young waitress . Both are searching for happiness and don’t want to give up on their life-long dreams, but are trapped by their existing responsibilities to the lives they have already created.
2.5 out of 5 based on 8 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Sallie Aprahamian |
| Cast |
Olivia Williams, Dan Fredenburgh, Doraly Rosa Paul Bettany |
| Studio |
Axiom Films |
| Release Date |
September 2011 |
| Running Time |
97 mins |
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After the sudden death of his father, a newly-engaged Jewish man plunges into a charged love affair with an attached young waitress . Both are searching for happiness and don’t want to give up on their life-long dreams, but are trapped by their existing responsibilities to the lives they have already created.
Reviews
The Guardian
Catherine Shoard
“There's the germ of a Mike Leighish masterpiece in this hand-wringing romance...”
29/09/2011
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The Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
“Paul Bettany is the husband and his tour de force performance lights up the screen more than anything else.”
30/09/2011
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The Independent
Anthony Quinn
“Some good acting enlivens this modest and not altogether believable drama of thwarted passion in North London's Finsbury Park. ”
20/09/2011
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Time Out
David Jenkins
“Director Sallie Aprahamian holds us at a remove from the material, so it’s tough to take anything meaningful away from it. ”
29/09/2011
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The Times
Kate Muir
“...the adulterous plot seems dated and depressing. ”
30/09/2011
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
“[Aprahamian's] depiction of the film’s north London background is vivid enough to justify her big-screen ambitions. Yet she is stuck with a screenplay — by the film’s lead actors, Dan Fredenburgh and Doraly Rosa — that would have been more at home in a minor midweek drama on BBC1. ”
02/10/2011
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Empire Magazine
Patrick Peters
“a ponderous melodrama that struggles to accommodate its Jewish subtext and keep its more marginal characters occupied. ”
05/10/2011
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