The bilingual film enthusiast

Posted September 30, 2023
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Written by Colin Rae

How about a movie? Something international, perhaps? How do you feel about subtitles? Our resident film buff Colin Rae takes a look at the pluses and the pitfalls of watching world cinema when you speak more than one language.

A picture is worth a thousand subtitles

Posted February 28, 2022
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Written by Richard Peters

When you’re watching a film in a foreign language, it’s the subtitles that save you from being utterly lost. But what’s the secret behind good subtitling?

Easily readable subtitles – they do exist

Posted October 26, 2020
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Written by Solveig Rose-Mollard

If you rely on movie subtitles, you’ll be familiar with this problem: You’re not given enough time to read them and you miss what’s going on in the film. But thanks to professional subtitlers, all is not lost. Read on to discover how it all works…