I saw The Cuckoo movie last night. No animation, crappy sound, but the story! Finland 1944, three people in the house: a Lapp woman Anni and two enemy soldiers, Finn Veikko and Russian Ivan. All three speak a different language, so virtually nobody understands nobody. However, unrestricted sex, attempted murder, and numerous home chores are performed.
Some Amazon reviewer said:
"We make the conversation fit what we understand (and want) the purpose to be rather than really make an effort to understand what the other person is actually saying."
Well, how do you make an "an effort to understand what the other person is actually saying", if you don't know a word in his language? You will go crazy, if you actually try. The people in the movie do the only thing that keeps them sane: they pretend they understand what the other guy is saying, and perhaps they even believe it themselves.
Languages: Finnish, Russian, Sami with English subtitles.
Some Amazon reviewer said:
"We make the conversation fit what we understand (and want) the purpose to be rather than really make an effort to understand what the other person is actually saying."
Well, how do you make an "an effort to understand what the other person is actually saying", if you don't know a word in his language? You will go crazy, if you actually try. The people in the movie do the only thing that keeps them sane: they pretend they understand what the other guy is saying, and perhaps they even believe it themselves.
Languages: Finnish, Russian, Sami with English subtitles.