These are the 100 best french movies as chosen by time outs global critics. It will also give the audience a good idea of what to expect so that they dont feel disappointed that the movie didnt deliver what they were hoping for. We are often puzzled by the way in which movie titles are translated. French everyday conversation with french subtitles youtube. You would think the movie titles of all hollywood movies seen in france would be translated to. Why translation of movie titles is a real brainteaser. Dec 07, 2016 in the same way, putting the word crazy in the title signals to french audiences a madcap, fun, romp of a movie, likewise the word very suggests cool, funny, buddy movie like very bad trip for the hangover or very bad cop for the other guys.
Take, for example, a poster for the recently released the heat. Mar 29, 2017 using english words is an easy way to translate, but it is not always possible. The french erection lord of the flings aim it on rio for a fistfull,she hollers field of wet dreams south pork. Steak 2007 film french with english subtitles youtube. There seem to be several strategies when translating the name of a film into another language, and none of them work perfectly. These translations are clever, funny, strange, or confusing. But sometimes the translators decide that a simple translation isnt enough and name the movie something entirely different often with unintentionally funny results. The weird ways movie titles are changed for the french market.
Movies in latin america get translated to what some consider a more accurate. Off spinal tap guitar duty, christopher guest turns. As 4 famous men once sang all you need is love but the film world knew about that years before the beatles came up with the song. Simple and yet incredibly complex, movie titles can convey a hell of a lot. Emoticons and emojis have become a language all its own. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. These movie title translations from other countries are. For the sake of this question, ill talk about the language of the country i live in, finland.
Whether youre into nouvelle vague, creepy thrillers or romantic road films, you are sure to find something to tickle your francophile fancy in this goto guide. The 28 funniest englishspanish movie title translations on. Pet detective, the chinese title used the characters wangpai, which literally mean king card. The 20 weirdest movie titles of all time taste of cinema. Aug 26, 2016 when i bought scary movie i said, let me make sure i bought the right script am i buying a frightening scary movie with irony and some humor, or is it a funny movie that also happens to be. So, with that in mind, here are my picks for the ten coolest movie titles in history. Guess the 50 movie names from emoticons and smileys. The films title is a lot like the cover of a bookit extends the story, adds flavor to the content, and serves as the final stroke of the. Not only does it feature in the title of almost every jim carey movie. For my father in law and i, it didnt take me long to figure it out. As a kid i once saw a french comedy movie about ancient arab and jewish kingdoms at. A town marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon when the gang leader, an outlaw he sent up years ago, arrives on the noon train. What are the worst movie titles translated into your language. When film titles get translated into other languages, the results can get downright weird.
Activity working out the titles of familiar films in french and matching them with the english title. They range from classics to cult favorites, but all provide laughs along with the adrenaline rush. Among other things, it lists the title of a movie in each country. The task of translating a film title for overseas audiences would seem like a fairly simple one, handled by. Especially with the film titles that are not direct translations, you sometimes have to think around the corner, which i like. Fun movie titles in japanese and english thoughtco. So heres a list of films with the word love in the title. Nov 20, 2012 one thing that has been a constantly baffling source of amusement here is the french titles for american movies. So, translate the given title literally luckily i know french and then think what film that could refer to. Jan 01, 2020 i never took french either, and scored 17, but some of them were pretty obvious what other movie titles contain the words oz, orange, or pi. The best 100 funny movies of all time readers digest.
Its largely a matter of opinion, but some titles are remembered long after the movie leaves theaters thanks to. The french have a strange habit of changing englishlanguage movie names to different englishlanguage titles. Im not a real teacher, i do my best to provide few basics. I never took french either, and scored 17, but some of them were pretty obvious what other movie titles contain the words oz, orange, or pi. The 15 funniest foreign translations of american movie titles. The 20 best french comedy movies of all time taste of.
This is the most usefull, easy, efficient and funny french lessons that i can. This is a list of films produced in the french cinema, ordered by year and decade of release on separate pages. Nov 21, 2008 50 movie titles that got lost in translation. Sep 02, 20 many of the film titles were different, and i dont just mean that they were in french. However, a worrying amount of proof suggests otherwise. But what happens when you translate those new titles back to english. Jan 09, 2010 the french erection lord of the flings aim it on rio for a fistfull,she hollers field of wet dreams south pork. The 37 worst translated movie titles ever buzzfeed. Famous movies french titles flashcards by ike wilson brainscape. Movies with the word love in the title list challenges. Hollywood movie titles in france are often given easier english substitutes to make them more accessible to french audiences, instead of simply being translated into french.
Worst german titles for english language movies thetoptens. Englishsubtitled version of the french canadian comedy sans dessein, an independent feature that won best local film at the fantasia film festival. May 31, 2019 can you name the movie titles from their french titles. If you answered yes then heres a real challenge to test your emoticon reading skills.
Can you translate the movie names written in this new language. For an alphabetical list of french films see category. Every wonder why american movies have such odd titles in france. The only reason i got star wars is because my mothers middle name was etoile and i knew it meant star. The top ten worst german titles for english language movies. Sometimes the results can be amazing, and even funny. The task of translating a film title for overseas audiences would seem like a fairly simple one, handled by one of those fancy types who speaks more than one language. Jul 18, 2014 steak 2007 film french with english subtitles i couldnt find this anywhere else so i downloaded subtitles and added them in myself so now english speakers can enjoy this movie, too. Oct 08, 2012 they do remakes of movies from all the world, japan, germany etc, but i dont know what was the original titles when the original movie was not in french. A remake of a german movie that i know and the remake of ringuthe ring kept the same translation but not always. Aug 03, 2016 weird movie titles go against the usual rules for naming a movie. Generally a good movie title is simple, hints at the genre and is easy to remember.
These movie title translations from other countries are hilarious movies often get vastly different titles when theyre sent to other countries. A similar trend happened with the word ace and its all jim carreys fault. That said, not every american film title translates well into. Fifty movie names were written using only messaging icons. When titles are translated into japanese, they are sometimes turned into totally different ones. What are some of your funniest adult movie titles ever. Internet movie database is a website which hosts information about thousands of movies. I recently read in avn that some porn workers were be laid. Learn french with a french dude from paris, france. The 20 best french comedy movies of all time posted on february 1, 2016 february 1, 2016 by joao braga although not as rich and varied as the italian comedy industry, french cinema compensates for the lack of variety with continuous growth in the quality of the films. Why do the french have such crazy and sexy movie titles. If youre planning a cinematic crime spree but dont want to compromise on laughs, here are some funny heist movies to add to your netflix queue. Hilarious french translations of hollywood movie titles.
American films popular internationally, like the hangover and trainwreck, get some strange title treatment by french marketing companies. Lost cause full movie comedy in french with english. The 10 best french movies on netflix for french learners. Here are some of the funniest and most surreal examples. Here are some of the funniest movie titles in spanish. Jun 22, 2016 when film titles get translated into other languages, the results can get downright weird. The 15 funniest foreign translations of american movie titles nextmovie staff 11032011 as were all aware, hollywood movies dont just. The unintentional comedy of french movie titles rasmenian. Translators try to match the title to the movies content and the culture of the audience, and sometimes that translation fails in hilarious ways. The greatest list of 100 completely random movie titles ever. Sep 18, 2019 whether french movie marketers are trying to sex things up to appeal to french audiences, or whether they just dont understand english nuance, a lot of american titles get some real blunt translations. The following is a list of french language films, films mostly spoken in the french language.