Translations of the French comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis into Portuguese:  A cultural and technical perspective

Márcia Dias Sousa

doi:10.24310/Entreculturasertci.vi12.13152

Authors

Márcia Dias Sousa CECC-Universidade Católica Portuguesa Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7433-7453

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/Entreculturasertci.vi12.13152

Keywords:

audiovisual translation, subtitling, Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis, European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese.

Abstract

Audiovisual translation has been experiencing a growing complexification of its contours. The subtitling of the French comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis into Portuguese is an interesting case study, for it shows the role of non-professional audiovisual translations and translators, as well as their impact over the (mis)understanding of the Other. We aim to contribute to such an acknowledgement through a doubly comparative analysis: (i) between two linguistic variants – the European Portuguese and the Brazilian Portuguese; and (ii) between professionally and non-professionally conducted translation practices. Most of all, we wish to realize whether the translational choices mirrored (or not) a cultural perspective over the Ch’tis community and whether the technical conditions influenced (or not) the translators’ work, mainly in terms of meaning conveyance.

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