What are some great, foreign language film clips or scenes ripe for parody subtitling?

March 11, 2009 12:35 PM

Subtitling that "Downfall" clip has been done to death. Are there any other great scenes from foreign films that are ripe for language interpretation?

(Examples of the "Downfall" clip being parodied include Hitler being very angry about the new Watchmen ending, and Hitler becoming upset when his grammar is corrected.)

posted by Unsomnambulist to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Das Boot. Or anything German, really.
posted by katillathehun at 12:38 PM on March 11, 2009

Don't forget music videos (like this classic "Benny Lava" clip).
posted by BobbyVan at 12:50 PM on March 11, 2009 [1 favorite]

I once edited an SCR(?) file for my own amusement to subtitle the opening scene of Bergman's The Seventh Seal.

Knight: "Who are you?"
Death: "I'm Death."
Knight (shouting): "I SAID, WHO ARE YOU?"

I also wanted to tackle The Passion of Christ (which I haven't seen) so I was guessing at scenes. (It's just a joke, please don't be offended anyone.)

During scene of nailing to cross (in the manner of closed captions for the hard of hearing):

tapping sound
..
tap
tap tap

Or, when presenting the crown of thorns:

Holder: "Um, well we made you a hat."

My intention was to edit a genuine SCR/SUB file and then upload it without admitting to the edit but lack of time got the better of me.
posted by NailsTheCat at 2:43 PM on March 11, 2009