The Folds of the King
Die Falten des Königs, Austria, 2011, 30 min, HD, Arts and Culture, Experimental, Philosophy, Society
"The Folds of the King" is a documentary about simultaneous interpreters. Two interpreters sit in a booth. Using headsets, they listen to prerecorded English interview passages (these "originals" are inaudible to the viewer), which they simultaneously translate into German. The source interviews are conversations of translators, translation scholars, interpreters, politicians, philosophers of language, neurolinguists, and others. Approaching the process of translation from a great variety of perspectives, the film also allows the viewer to become part of that process.
Director:
Matthias van Baaren
Producer:
Arash T. Riahi
Director of photography:
Mario Minichmayr
Editor:
Alexandra Löwy, Gerd Berner
Sound:
Nils Kirchhoff
Screenplay:
Matthias van Baaren
World Sales:
Dietmar Schwärzler
Languages:
German
Subtitles:
English, French, Italian
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