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Mekkin B. (122 KP) is asking for a recommendation

Sep 14, 2017 (Updated Sep 14, 2017)  
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I got to see the original Rosetta stone the other day. It's truly an amazing artifact that unlocked so much knowledge that might otherwise have been lost.

In that spirit, I'd love to hear from you: What is your favorite book/movie/TV show that has been translated from another language? (Dubbing and subtitles are both acceptable).

Mine are currently One Hundred Years of Solitude and Njáls saga.
     
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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) Sep 14, 2017

Books are altogether another behemoth as most have been translated into other languages. Authors such as Albert Camus, Franz Kafka, Jean Paul Sartre, Dostoevsky, Gunther Grass, Han Kang, Rousseau, Christine de Pizan...it's endless ?

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Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) Sep 14, 2017 (Updated Sep 14, 2017)

The Hangman's Daughter series, by Oliver Pötzsch, is one of my favorite translations. Originally published in German, I believe. I read them a few years ago - the first one here: https://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/the-hangmans-daughter-by-oliver-potzsch/
and the next three several months later: https://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/book-review-the-dark-monk-the-beggar-king-and-the-poisoned-pilgrim/

Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
2019 | Sci-Fi, Thriller
One of the Best Marvel Films
Wow. I was blown away by the scale and the size of Endgame. This movie had so many things that it needed to do and it managed to do a very good job with it. The payoff of this film from all of the other films that have come before this was spectacular. Go watch. It will be a favorite of mine.
  
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Kevin Phillipson (10017 KP) rated Friday the 13th Part III (1982) in Movies

Jun 18, 2018 (Updated Jun 18, 2018)  
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
1982 | Horror
Hockey mask (2 more)
Gore
Opening tune
3d (0 more)
Has ive seen both in 3d and normal version i prefer it without the 3d not as good as the first two the weakest of the the first three films and jason gets his hockey mask at last shellys my favorite character in the movie. Some good kills the theme tune this time very different which i like. Always make time to watch this one
  
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Casper Van Dien recommended Aliens (1986) in Movies (curated)

 
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
1986 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

"And my all-time favorite number one science fiction movie would be…Starship Troopers! Because I’m vain! And full of myself! No, actually I’m excluding me from this, but I would put that on the list. But I can’t do myself, because it just isn’t right. I would say Aliens. Because, as Jim Cameron himself said, “Why are they making Starship Troopers? I already did!” He was wrong, by the way!"

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The Sound of Music (1965)
The Sound of Music (1965)
1965 | Classics, Drama, Family

"What was the other one I always watch when it’s on? Oh, this is dorky… This says everything about who I am: The Sound of Music. It’s just my favorite movie musical, and, I mean, it’s the reason I wanted to become a singer and an actress, was because of Julie Andrews and the Von Trapps. That kind of pretty much explains who I am, which is one big fat dichotomy."

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Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan) (1951)
Miracolo a Milano (Miracle in Milan) (1951)
1951 | International, Comedy, Drama
(0 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"It’s a great movie, Italian, post-Second World War. These are all going to be foreign films. Miracle of Milan, I can’t even remember the plot, but when you asked me my favorite films, it just hit me again. It’s a story out of the wreckage of the Second World War, and the people finding a way and a reason to go forward. And that’s why it’s called a miracle"

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Moby recommended Dead Man Walking (1995) in Movies (curated)

 
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
1995 | Drama, Mystery

"And four… oh, this is tricky. I’m just trying to go through them in my head. It’s probably easier to pick 30 favorite movies as opposed to five. It might seem like an odd choice but I really loved it, the Tim Robbins movie Dead Man Walking. I just thought it was such beautiful, emotional, thoughtful filmmaking, and I’m surprised it hasn’t taken a bigger place in the western film canon."

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Toni Lynn Donald (1997 KP) rated Quest For Camelot (1998) in Movies

Oct 3, 2020 (Updated Oct 3, 2020)  
Quest For Camelot (1998)
Quest For Camelot (1998)
1998 | Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
10
7.3 (9 Ratings)
Movie Rating
One of my favorite animated movies. Lots of adventure, comedy and good songs. I think this would be a good movie for a child or adult I guess who lacks confidence. It is about a blind young guy, a girl and a 2 headed dragon who go on an adventure to find the sword Excalibur. The 2 headed dragon is so funny! The 2 main characters have a great backstory too.
  
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Morgan Freeman recommended High Noon (1952) in Movies (curated)

 
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
1952 | Western
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Then, my next favorite film is Gary Cooper’s High Noon. Here we’re talking about the one man against many, having to stand alone. And what sticks with me about that movie is that the woman that he loved, who was completely anti-violence, stood up with him, ultimately; and at the end, when all the townspeople had run away, he took that badge off and threw it in the dirt."

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