‘Parasite’ subtitle translator: Comedies are a fun challenge

By: Andrea Capuselli

Darcy Paquet, an American movie critic who has lived in Korea for close to 20 years, wears many hats in the Korean film industry: critic, lecturer, author, translator, artistic director and part-time actor.

Most recently, he has grabbed the media spotlight as translator of the English subtitles for director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

The black comedy delivers a specific kind of humor through its dialogue. Critics have praised the quality of the movie’s subtitles, saying they allow foreign audiences “to laugh in all the right places.”

Read the full feature in Korea.Net

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