Textual Research on the Translation of Movie Titles

Joana 2022-01-12 08:01:31



Talk about the name of the movie. Swedish is Såsom i en spegel, English translation is Through a Glass Darkly, Chinese generally has three translations: 1. "Through the Glass in the Dark"; 2. "Still in the Mirror"; 3. "Dark Shadow in the Cup" . The name of the movie comes from the "Bible" (Brother: 13:12). The English translation comes from the English King James Version of the Bible (KJV), as "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face."; the English New International Version (NIV) as "Now we see but a poor reflection" as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face."; The English New Standard Revised Edition (NRSV) is "For now we see in a mirror, dimly; But then we will see face to face.". The Chinese version translated: "We seem to be looking in a mirror now, blurry (the original blurring is like a guessing puzzle). By then, we will face each other." So, which Chinese translation do you think is more appropriate?

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Extended Reading
  • Mylene 2022-03-20 09:02:23

    The director outside the camera is the novelist and father in the camera, observing and recording the collapse of a woman. Everyone lives in their own world and resists the connection with outsiders (AT Field in EVA), even the close relatives are no exception, so they long for a god to lead them through the pain and darkness of connecting with others. Both the father and the neurotic daughter are projections of Bergman’s spiritual world. Whether he is cured or not, he is trying to reconcile himself

  • Winona 2022-03-21 09:02:46

    The small environment dominated by indoor plays and the time in the story within a short day form a closed and short-term effect. The external world is in conflict with the subconscious "two worlds". From family ethics through Freudian psychoanalysis to the ultimate question of the existence of religion and God, it can be seen that Bergman's answer to this proposition at that time was still affirmative. God is "love", which is the breaking of the cage of self

Through a Glass Darkly quotes

  • Karin: Funny, you always say and do the very right thing... and it's always wrong.

  • David: We draw a magic circle and shut out everything that doesn't agree with our secret games. Each time life breaks the circle, the games turn grey and ridiculous. Then we draw a new circle and build a new defense.

    Karin: Poor little daddy.

    David: Yes, poor little daddy, forced to live in reality.