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film à caractère social

English translation: social realist/realism film

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French term or phrase:film à caractère social
English translation:social realist/realism film
Entered by: Jennifer Strachan

18:33 Jul 30, 2010
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / genre
French term or phrase: film à caractère social
All I have is the workshop title ("Le pouvoir du film à caractère social")
Jennifer Strachan
Local time: 09:51
social (realist) film
Explanation:
Social film, or social realist film. Social Realism. See links below.
Selected response from:

Y. Peraza
Local time: 15:51
Grading comment
Social realist/realism film fits well with the context. Thanks for all your suggestions.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4social (realist) film
Y. Peraza
3 +3social issues film
MatthewLaSon
3 +2Movie with a social theme/concept
Verginia Ophof
4film with a social message
Mark Bossanyi
3social drama film
Claire Nolan


Discussion entries: 2





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
social (realist) film


Explanation:
Social film, or social realist film. Social Realism. See links below.


    Reference: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2000/aug/30/artsfeatures.e...
    Reference: http://www.bbc.co.uk/britishfilm/summer/social_realism.shtml
Y. Peraza
Local time: 15:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Social realist/realism film fits well with the context. Thanks for all your suggestions.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I wouldn't leave out the "realist" - "social film"doesn't mean very much.
4 mins
agree  SMcG (X): SNAP! "social realism in film" or "social realist film", Ken Loach etc.
10 mins
agree  Sarah Bessioud: yes, keep the realist/realism
1 hr
agree  Fabrizio Zambuto: socio-realistic is another way to call it according to this link so not to avoid ambiguity with the soviet genre... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_realism
17 hrs
neutral  Desdemone (X): Personally, I don't think this says anything - what is a "social" film?
1 day 5 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
social drama film


Explanation:
A serious social drama film of the type that flourished in the 1960's, Up the Down Staircase...

http://www.itflux.com/.files/up the down staircase movie.htm...

Tamil director Vasantha Balan is over the moon that his social drama film Veyyil has been selected for screening at the prestigious Cannes

http://www.highbeam.com/Post (South Africa)/publications.asp...

Claire Nolan
Local time: 09:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Movie with a social theme/concept


Explanation:
Movie with a social message.


These films expressed social themes mainly dealing with working-class urban life in India; Awaara presented


    Reference: http://www.conversionsgroup.com/awarenessfilms.html
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 07:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle17
1 hr
  -> Thank you Isabelle !!
agree  Chris Hall: I prefer "film" to "movie" only because I am UK English.
2 hrs
  -> right you are Chris !!
agree  MatthewLaSon: That's how I read, too. Have a great weekend!
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Matthew and a great weekend to you too :)
disagree  SMcG (X): Film with a social theme is too demotic, infers the subject is a talking point, to me the phrase has more of precise emphasis i.e. the power of social realism as a genre of filmmaking.
12 hrs
  -> but isn't a workshop meant to be a talking point ?
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
social issues film


Explanation:
Hello,

This is how I'd say

social = dealing with social issues

This is not a “social issues” film, nor is it a feel-good rags-to-riches culinary fantasy. Some of the characters find themselves burdened ...
www.filmjourney.org/2008/04/23/the-secret-of-the-grain/


She is the co-founder of the highly successful Social Issues Film Festival (SI DocFest), a high school film festival that requires students to produce short ...
communicationleadership.usc.edu/people/.../monica_alba.html

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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-07-31 01:54:42 GMT)
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User Reviews: More than just a social issues film See more (6 total) » ... More than just a social issues film, 9 April 2010 ...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0073363/

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 09:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Nolan
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Clanola! Have a great weekend.
agree  Imanol
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Imanol. Bon weekend!
agree  Desdemone (X): http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/fra/a-propos/ (third line)
22 hrs
  -> Thank you, Paula! Thanks for the reference. Have a great evening.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
film with a social message


Explanation:
"Films with a social message"

(Lots of google hits)


    Reference: http://www.google.bg/search?hl=&q=film+with+a+social+message...
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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