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Dubbed Version for US

posted 13 years ago by docdespicable
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I have to say that the English dubbed version is pretty disappointing. It plays as very silly, yet at the same time, one can sense a more subtle film behind the frequently inane and annoying dialog.

If you haven't seen it, it's on YouTube, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9eLXqAqXPI

The poster also makes available a German-dubbed version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9oXW2MG69w

And the original French-language version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXA57J_NAbw

Alas, my German is VERY RUSTY, and the subtitles (which appear to be Russian) aren't very helpful. As for the original French, I have no French at all, and so am limited to "C'est la vie," "cafe au lait", "Charles de Gaul", "Eiffel Tower" and so on.

If there are any linguists (cunning or otherwise) out there who can give the German or French versions a look and tell me whether this is a better movie than what the American dub reveals, I would certainly appreciate it!

[–] bmanacles 12 years ago

I've been using a poor subtitle file (translating it to less fragmented English in the process) and watching the original French version. It is much better than the dubbed one, and I was quite surprised at how many liberties were taken with the plot. Far more subtle. That annoying repetitive scene with the filming in English didn't happen at all. It was one shot. ALSO, there really was no point in dubbing those parts of the film at all, because everyone actually spoke English.

[–] docdespicable 12 years ago

A friend of mine managed to come up with an English-language version of the actual original edit, and it turns out I was right! A really terrific film, and genuinely funny!

[–] bmanacles 12 years ago

Is it online, or do you have a hard copy? Would love to see.

[–] lm362 9 years ago