May 29, 2021 13:48
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Spanish term
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La crítica de ciertos iconos de lo español
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Hi all,
This is a subtitled intro to a film by Berlanga.
I think I understand the context, but I'm having trouble rendering the last three segments into concise, simple English.
La ternura,la posibilidad de empatía/con los personajes/supera esa perspectiva crítica,/y que la crítica
de ciertos iconos de lo español/ se acaban situando por debajo de la Marca España que a veces/parece querer vender también.
My understanding is that although it appears that the film harshly criticises all the clichés about Spain, it actually has a certain fondness for them.
Its criticism of certain quintessentially Spanish icons (symbols)/ends up being less harsh than that levelled at...
Then I sort of run out of steam and inspiration.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
Dez
This is a subtitled intro to a film by Berlanga.
I think I understand the context, but I'm having trouble rendering the last three segments into concise, simple English.
La ternura,la posibilidad de empatía/con los personajes/supera esa perspectiva crítica,/y que la crítica
de ciertos iconos de lo español/ se acaban situando por debajo de la Marca España que a veces/parece querer vender también.
My understanding is that although it appears that the film harshly criticises all the clichés about Spain, it actually has a certain fondness for them.
Its criticism of certain quintessentially Spanish icons (symbols)/ends up being less harsh than that levelled at...
Then I sort of run out of steam and inspiration.
I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
Dez
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56 mins
Shilpa Baliga
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The criticism leveled at certain icons of Spanish culture
rest of sentence: ...pales next to the wholesale promotion of "Spain as a Brand" that his films also appear to be sometimes selling.
Reference:
https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a36516458/luis-garcia-berlanga-historia-espana-peliculas/
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philgoddard
: Though subtitles usually have to be short. You could say "criticism of certain icons of Spanishness".
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Comment: "Thanks for your contribution. "Marca España" was actually a government initiative to improve Spain's image at home and abroad. I think that "Spain as a brand" sums it up perfectly. "
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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no criticism of specific examples of quintessential Spanish iconography
One possibility.
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Fiorela Santur Robledo
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the criticism of certain Spanish icons
Perhaps you should use the paraphrase strategy to make the segment shorter.
La ternura, la posibilidad de empatía con los personajes supera la crítica a ciertos íconos españoles, situándose por debajo de la Marca España que también parecen querer vender.
La ternura, la posibilidad de empatía con los personajes supera la crítica a ciertos íconos españoles, situándose por debajo de la Marca España que también parecen querer vender.
3 hrs
The lambasting of some of Spain’s sacred cows.
Skewing specific icons of Spain’s society.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2021-05-29 17:09:15 GMT)
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Re: my explanation: should be skewering.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2021-05-29 17:09:15 GMT)
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Re: my explanation: should be skewering.
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