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...in my opinion, is one of the worst offenders in the renaming of film titles; this one was originally "Romuald et Juliette" (France, 1989), a wonderful romantic comedy (it is too far good to fall into that dire genre of the "rom-com") and there are no prizes for guessing where the original title is drawn from either.
The article is interesting and I would assume that huge amounts of time and money are invested into titles in both the source and target languages (no doubt justified ... See more
...in my opinion, is one of the worst offenders in the renaming of film titles; this one was originally "Romuald et Juliette" (France, 1989), a wonderful romantic comedy (it is too far good to fall into that dire genre of the "rom-com") and there are no prizes for guessing where the original title is drawn from either.
The article is interesting and I would assume that huge amounts of time and money are invested into titles in both the source and target languages (no doubt justified by the ROI). Not films, but in general when translating, particular more arty/literary stuff, I tend to leave the titles/headings until the end to make sure they reflect the content and how it would appear to/be understood by whoever it is I am translating for (the audience in my head).
Given that Aardman is a British company, and the references in the article to how British films are viewed abroad, I think it also raises an interesting question about the perception people have of dominant/lesser cultures - is more adaptation needed for British/Irish/Australian films than American ones, for example? I know they subtitle English accents sometimes in the US. Does this happen in other big film industries, like in India or China?
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Jing Nie China Local time: 08:19 Membro (2011) inglês para chinês + ...
This killer is not too cold
Apr 4, 2012
This is the Chinese translation of Léon (1994).
Your topic is very interesting, I also found the same amazing problem in China.
In China, the Chinese titles of foreign films are often not related to the original name.
Matrix (1999) is translated as "Hacker Empire".
Inception(2010) is translated as "Steal Dream Space".
Taken (2008) is translated as "Hurricane Rescue".
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neilmac Espanha Local time: 02:19 espanhol para inglês + ...
Sometimes it's necessary
Apr 4, 2012
Aisha Maniar wrote:
... one of the worst offenders in the renaming of film titles...
Aisha
[Edited at 2012-04-04 13:08 GMT]
Spain is notorious for off-the-wall translations, but sometimes there is a reasoning to justify the changes/choices.
For example, the Billy Connolly movie "Water" was translated as "Loca Juerga Tropical" (Crazy Tropical Binge/Party), probably because in Spanish "wáter / "(g)= a (inodoro) lavatory, toilet b (Esp) (cuarto) bathroom (esp AmE), lavatory, toilet
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