How is it you speak such good English? Amazing! :thanks: :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by gRomoZeka
Anyway...
I thought of a great example of a Western film (though not Hollywood) that I would call a добрый фильм: Life is Beautiful.
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How is it you speak such good English? Amazing! :thanks: :thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by gRomoZeka
Anyway...
I thought of a great example of a Western film (though not Hollywood) that I would call a добрый фильм: Life is Beautiful.
I have my moments. :lol: But still more often than not I feel that I can't put two words together.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matroskin Kot
Отличный пример. :thumbs:Quote:
Life is Beautiful.
Altruistic ... I can't find an English dictionary but I think this word means "striving for perfection" - to be kind-hearted ..... the film encourages good-will towards mankind so it is altruistic. It is not really a common word..... and might mean nothing to the general film going public, but it may describe this type of film.
Sorry if I'm talking rubbish again...
People, how about "cozy film"?
Not "cozy" but "a heart-warming film" sounds better. Cozy is for a cozy home, a cozy fire etc.
(1) I completely agree with Mandy's recommendation of "heartwarming";Quote:
Originally Posted by Mandy
(2) I would also suggest "uplifting," if you want to emphasize that the movie inspires optimism.
(3) Although, as Mandy says, the word "cozy" doesn't quite work for films, you can suggest the idea of "уют(ный)" in a metaphoric way with a phrase such as "this movie is cinematic comfort food."
(Note that "comfort food" is a fixed expression in itself, and if you Google for the three-word string "cinematic comfort food," you'll see that it's quite a cliche in movie reviews.)
The problem with using "Altruistic" is that 90% of the population probably won't know what you are talking about if you use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mandy
Feel Good movie, heart warming, and uplifting are all good suggestions.
Um.. It's 3 years too late, but I was rereading this thread and two relatively recent Western movies that came to my mind immideately were "Amelie" and "Les Choristes" (both French, I know). I think they are truly "kind" movies in a way the Russian expression suggests.
what would be examples of Russian добрые фильмы?
I think most people would understand the word "altruistic", but like the word "kind", it's usually only used to describe people or actions (this is John, he's an altruistic/kind person, he does altruistic/kind things).
For a movie, I'd go with "heartwarming".