Open AccessLost in Translation: Songs in Foreign Films
Author(s) -
Yelizaveta N Parfentyeva
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
vestnik vgik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-2471
pISSN - 2074-0832
DOI - 10.17816/vgik8132-42
Subject(s) - translation (biology) , linguistics , literature , advertising , art , business , philosophy , chemistry , biochemistry , messenger rna , gene
The article discusses the necessity to translate songs when adapting the film for international release. While dubbing or subtitling, film supervisors and translators seldom pay attention to the translation of the songs thus depriving the audience of perceiving the directors concept and dramatic structure to the full.