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English translation: the dictates of society

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12:06 Apr 1, 2010

Czech to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Czech term or phrase: společenská objednávka

..film byl vážným pokusem vyrovnat se se společenskou objednávkou ještě před hlavní normalizační vlnou...

Marcus Minton KudoZ activity Questions: 6 (none open) Answers: 1 Czech Republic
Local time: 23:06

English translation:the dictates of society

Explanation:
Filmařská obec se zpovídala z prohřešků proti vágně formulovaným pravidlům socialistického realismu a v zájmu “společenské objednávky” rezignovala na tvůrčí svobodu.
http://www.jazgym-ostrava.cz/projekt/Materialy/Texty/Český f...

I believe that the film you are translating is dealing with a post communist era and how a person faces it...

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-01 13:12:30 GMT)
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Sám pobyt ve vězení a týrání nic neříká. Autoři předpokládají, že diváci vědí. Ovšem co když onen vězeň je odsouzený masový vrah? Pak by ona drobná mučení byla možná na místě… I když společenská objednávka převážila nad vyzněním díla, je nutno snímek zařadit mezi ty lepší filmy am. tvorby.
http://www.cvu.cz/2007060004-krajina-za-duhou

Selected response from:

Hannah Geiger
Local time: 17:06

Grading comment

"Dictates of society" fits very nicely within this particular text. My understanding of this is that people during the openness of Debcek's "socialism with a human face" people wanted to see this kind of film, which they no longer could after the misappropriately named "Normalization" that came afterwards.
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Summary of answers provided

3 +2

public demand

jankaisler

the dictates of society

Hannah Geiger

demands/canons of official propaganda

mitko999

social order

Daniel Dolensky

public demand

Michaela Bordessoule

Discussion entries: 1

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

public demand

Explanation:
I would say "společenská objednávka" is a special Czech term ..

jankaisler
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 8

4 mins confidence:

public demand

Explanation:
just suggestion

Michaela Bordessoule
Local time: 22:06
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Czech

24 mins confidence:

social order

Explanation:
There is an English term "social order", which may or may not apply here. There's not quite enough context - is this social order of the Communist Party or of the general public?

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_order

Daniel Dolensky
Czech Republic
Local time: 23:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Czech

28 mins confidence:

the dictates of society

Hannah Geiger
Local time: 17:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Czech
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Notes to answerer

Asker: Dubcek's!!! Not Debcek's!!! Arrgh!

1 hr confidence:

demands/canons of official propaganda

Explanation:
Works of art were commissioned by the state/Communist Party with a message in mind. So, 'objednávka' can be translated as 'commission', as it implies an order for a work of art, and some expectations about it. In the context of the whole phrase though, 'demands' looks more natural.

mitko999
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

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