Playing out of competition in Venice, writer-directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard call on the likes of Tilda Swinton, Courtney Love and George MacKay to honor the British singer-songwriter.

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 ...

Maya Deren (1917-’61) did more than anyone else to create the American experimental film as we know it, and this 2002 German documentary (in English) by Martina Kudlacek is the best portrait of an ...

A filmmaker's efforts to find affirmation from her parents led her on a journey culminating in a documentary on how a translation of the Bible lent justification to homophobia. Sharon "Rocky" Roggio, ...

Marianne Faithfull had a singular career in music, so she deserves a singular documentary. But "Broken English," the doc about Faithfull that premiered on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, is so ...