Translator/Interpreter Bios: Character: Ethel Rubynovitch Played by: Ania Marson Plot function: Minor character Character bio: Public service interpreter Languages: Mother tongue: English Secondary languages: Polish Characters: Dominik Wolanski and Niko Polastri Played by: Billy Matthews and Owen McDonnell, respectively Plot function: Minor character and main character, respectively Character bio: Niko is the English-Polish husband of the titular Eve. He worksContinue reading “Killing Eve (S1E1)”
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Daredevil (S1)
Blurb: Marvel’s Daredevil is an American television series. The story follows the character of Matt Murdock, who was blinded as a young boy and left with secretly heightened senses. He works as a lawyer by day, and by night he uses his super senses to fight crime on the streets of New York City as aContinue reading “Daredevil (S1)”
Charade
Film Blurb: Charade is a 1963 American romantic comedy-mystery film. Upon returning from a ski holiday, interpreter Regina Lampert discovers that her husband has been murdered because of his involvement in stealing a quarter of a million dollars during WW2. With multiple former servicemen and the CIA all believing Regina is their best lead toContinue reading “Charade”
Game of Thrones (S3)
Show / Season Blurb: Taking place in a fictional world, an exiled heir to the Westeros throne (Daenerys Targaryen) is building an army in the hope of recapturing the throne from all of the multiple kings who are trying to claim the throne for themselves. Translator/Interpreter Bio: Character: Missandei Played by: Nathalie Emmanuel PlotContinue reading “Game of Thrones (S3)”
Arrival
Film Blurb: A linguist is recruited by the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts land around the world. Translator/Interpreter Bio: Character: Louise Banks Played by: Amy Adams Plot function: Main Character Character bio: Louise Banks is a linguistics professor at a university, and has previously worked for the U.S.A government and/orContinue reading “Arrival”
Lost in Translation
Film Blurb: Lost in Translation is a 2003 American romantic comedy-drama film. Aging actor Bob Harris befriends a college graduate, Charlotte, in a Tokyo hotel. Charlotte feels detached from her husband’s lifestyle and disillusioned about their relationship, while Bob’s is going through a midlife crisis and a strained marriage. Interpreter Bios: Character: Ms. KawasakiContinue reading “Lost in Translation”
The Interpreter
Film Blurb: The Interpreter is a 2005 political thriller film. A U.S. Secret Service agent investigates an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot at the United Nations in New York. Interpreter Bio: Character: Silvia Broome Played by: Nicole Kidman Plot function: Main Character Silvia Broome was born in the United States of America but raisedContinue reading “The Interpreter”
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