Sunday, December 18, 2011

English Language films in French Cinemas?

You can't always have word for word translations. One has to conceptualise and address cultural rules. In France, it may not be culturally acceptable for a cinema to advertise a film about Hangovers (even if the film has more too it than that). The Boat that rocked would sound odd in French, try to think like a French person. The Frenchie would be left thinking: "Ze boat dat rocked, but ov course a boats rocks, zey never go smoothly, it iz scientifically normal non?"

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