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Thesen- und Debattierfilm

English translation: dry/boring film pondering weighty theories

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German term or phrase:Thesen- und Debattierfilm
English translation:dry/boring film pondering weighty theories
Entered by: Allesklar

08:19 Oct 21, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
German term or phrase: Thesen- und Debattierfilm
Context required, methinks; this is a synopsis of a(nother) DEFA film...
Indem "Wolz" nicht zum trockenen Thesen- und Debattierfilm geriet, sondern recht vital und humorvoll mit der Verführungskraft seines Protagonisten jongliert, provozierte die Kunstfigur auch noch 40 Jahre nach dem Tod des Aufrührers.
Something like "dialectically oriented"? Eine Frage für ML-Studenten, deucht mich.
Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 06:57
dry/boring film pondering weighty theories...
Explanation:
Agree with the above, here is just another choice...
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Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 14:27
Grading comment
Dry/boring/fatuous? I see I'm not the only one to have watched this film... Deux pointes for "weighty", anyway
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Summary of answers provided
3"philosphical film"
TonyTK
3dry/boring film pondering weighty theories...
Allesklar
2fatuous filmmaking that would better fit a debating club
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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"philosphical film"


Explanation:
is generally the same kind of thing as a "Thesenfilm", but "philosophical" is bandied around so much nowadays I'm sure it's even been used at one time or another to describe the superficial tosh churned out by Richard Curtis and generally starring the dire Hugh "Acting? What's That?" Grant.
(Phew. I feel better now.)

If I had to do this, I think I'd use something like "a (dry) film about philosophy and political theory ..."

I'd steer clear of "dialectically oriented" unless you're a card-carrying Young Hegelian (just saying that makes me feel so clever).



TonyTK
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dry/boring film pondering weighty theories...


Explanation:
Agree with the above, here is just another choice...

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 14:27
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Dry/boring/fatuous? I see I'm not the only one to have watched this film... Deux pointes for "weighty", anyway
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fatuous filmmaking that would better fit a debating club


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Jonathan MacKerron
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PRO pts in category: 27
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