British Version
I'm waiting for the British version of the film. I think that would be pretty good.
But are there any good British actors to take Yannick's place?
This is just the sort of thinking that makes me wonder why we bother.
You might be surprised to discover that In Oranje was sound designed and mixed in the UK though the Dialogues and ADR were cut in The Netherlands. It is a marvelous film and Yannick's performance was superb. All the performances were great.
Film is story telling. Stories are mainly about people (well, the good ones anyway). People communicate with so many diverse tongues but we all live, love, fear, suffer or die as a common universal experience.
A good film is a good film. A good story is a good story.
Now, if some of the guys who helped to bring this lovely film to the screen (The Supervising Sound Editor/Effects Editor, Foley Editor, Re-Recording Mixers etc.) could do so without being able to speak a single word of Dutch well, it's not much to ask a UK audience to stretch their imagination a little and READ THE SUBTITLES.
Sorry if this is a little harsh but it's nice film. It works well. Enjoy it as it is.
Thank you Mark. Agree 100% with what you say.
In fact I saw this film on a flight home from Europe. Despite the fact that the flight offered 30 or 40 films (mostly US), I chose this one for something different and I was thoroughly impressed and engrossed, even though I was really tired.
European cinema needs more exposure in my opinion as they have a very subtle, yet heart warming or heart wrenching way of bringing stories to life. Rushing off to make US and UK versions is pointless as the sentiment will be "lost in translation" - and the US version would be full of over acting, screaming.... and they'll probably throw in a drive-by shooting for good measure!
Leave it as is, because it is a beautiful film from a country that is probably struggling to fund local movie production. Support them and get used to subtitles....
After all, most europeans watch our films with foreign subtitles, so why should we be exempt!