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The Orphanage Reopens with a New Director

January 4, 2010 By 3 Comments

It’s a bad news day for those who despise English language remakes of recent foreign films. With the new poster for the Matt Reeves directed remake of Let the Right One In hitting the web today Variety are reporting an update for New Line’s remake of the haunting 2007 film El Orfanato, released abroad as The Orphanage.

Mark Pellington, who directing credits include Arlington Road and The Mothman Prophecies, is taking the lead on this remake of Juan Antonio Bayona’s tale of the psychological erosion of a woman who takes over an Orphanage to run a home for children with disabilities. The original film, which I have to point out is only three years old and holds up perfectly well, was produced by Guillermo del Toro and bore his mark from start to finish, making it a perfect accompaniment to Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone.

While the remake may see del Toro return in a similar capacity I still have a problem understanding the logic for these transatlantic translations, and while many people will point to the financial risk of ‘localising’ an already proven film I yearn for a cinema going public who embrace the wonder of subtitles.

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  • noelmellor

    For those people who find subtitles so unbearable to deal with, wouldn't screenings/DVDs/Blu-rays that feature a dubbed English track be a much easier and cheaper option?

    If people can't be arsed reading subtitles then they have no business watching these films in the first place… they should go and watch something more suited to their lazy, short-attention-spanned minds.

  • http://twitter.com/lagttl letsallgotothelobby

    Why!! I agree with the points in the post. These continual remakes of foreign films, which are 99% likely to be poor copies, are pointless.

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