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Translators and Interpreters in the Movies – Our Top Five

Nardino Di Marco by Nardino Di Marco
July 23, 2021
in Internationalization, Simultaneous Interpreting, Translation Services
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Translators and Interpreters in the Movies
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How much do you know about translators and interpreters?

Have you ever asked yourself how they manage to cope with such challenging professions? Nowadays their work is still little known, despite it being the second oldest profession in the world. In order to shed light on these language superheroes, we have compiled an exclusive top five of the best translation and interpreting movies of all time.

Arrival (2016)

Amy Adams in a frame of Arrival

Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Reener and Forest Whitaker

Linguist Louise Bank (Amy Adams) faces the challenge of decoding alien language, which is based on ink-like, circular splotches. Most movies about alien arrival on the Earth smooth over the inevitable language barrier. Instead, this movie does focus on the language barrier and in so doing provides important insights into translation.

Lost in Translation (2003)

Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in a frame of Lost in Translation

Directedby Sofia Coppola
Starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson

Middle-aged American movie star Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and twenty-something recent Yale graduate Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) feel culture shock in Japan. By highlighting Bob and Charlotte’s difficulties in communicating with Japanese people, this movie is to be considered a countertrend among Hollywood productions, which tend to minimize linguistic and cultural differences.

Spanglish (2004)

Paz Vega in a frame of Spanglish

Directed by James L. Brooks
Starring Adam Sandler and Paz Vega

Flor Moreno (Paz Vega) is a Mexican single mother who moves to the States seeking a better life for her and her daughter Cristina. She starts working as a nanny for the Clasky family but, since she doesn’t speak a word of English, Cristina must interpret for her. This movie is a brilliant representation of the presence of the Spanish language in the United States and, in the broadest sense, of the difficulties of cross-cultural communication.

The Interpreter (2005)

Nicole Kidman in a frame of The Interpreter

Directed by Sydney Pollack
Starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn

Silvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) is an interpreter working for the United Nations in New York City. She was born in the USA and raised in the Republic of Matobo, a fictional African country, therefore she speaks the national tribal language. During her work she overhears a politically sensitive conversation, and this leads to a lot of thrilling action. This movie is extremely interesting since it displays what the work of an interpreter is like and how challenging it is.

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Kevin Kostner in a frame of Dance with Wolves

Directed by Kevin Costner
Starring Kevin Costner and Mary McDonnell

In 1863, Stands With A Fist (Mary McDonnell), a white woman who was adopted by a Sioux tribe, acts as an interpreter between her tribe and lieutenant John J. Dunbar (Kevin Costner). This movie, which won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, highlights the importance of interpreters during the American Civil War for allowing communication between natives and the new kids on the block.

Now that you know the best translation and interpreting movies of all time, you must absolutely do a themed movie marathon. Enjoy the show!

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