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Director Kogonada, who previously guided Farrell in After Yang, is going for alternate melancholy and whimsy, an uneven blend of introspective drama and high-concept fantasy that feels a bit lost in translation and doesn’t quite work the way it was intended.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Collaboration becomes easier when nothing gets lost in translation.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This is a multi-language film with dialogue that’s in English, French, and Dutch, so maybe something got lost in translation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Even with the benefit of English subtitles, large swaths of the humor here feel simply lost in translation: When Maresco makes even his Italian production company Lucky Red the target of a joke, most outside viewers will sense reams of unspoken context eluding their grasp.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
Collaboration becomes easier when nothing gets lost in translation.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This is a multi-language film with dialogue that’s in English, French, and Dutch, so maybe something got lost in translation.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Even with the benefit of English subtitles, large swaths of the humor here feel simply lost in translation: When Maresco makes even his Italian production company Lucky Red the target of a joke, most outside viewers will sense reams of unspoken context eluding their grasp.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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“In translation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20translation. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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