Faithfull’s Handheld Return to Comedy

In her 1960s heyday, the British pop tart Marianne Faithfull recorded a few hits, had a stormy affair with Mick Jagger, spun the revolving door of detoxification a few times, and graced her share of tabloid headlines. Her iconic presence leaped onto the big screen as well, notably with appearances in cult films by Jean-Luc Godard and Kenneth Anger. Ms. Faithfull is also, according to many, the first person to ever utter the four-letter “F” word in a major motion picture — in her movie debut, no less, alongside Orson Welles and Oliver Reed in “I’ll Never Forget What’s’isname” (1968). The irony of her latest starring role, four decades later, is unlikely to escape her devotees.