VOLVER 2 Flashcards

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In the first scene, the women are cleaning the graves because this is the tradition

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En la primera escena, las mujeres estan limpiando las tumbas porque esta es la costumbre

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There is the belief that to maintain a living memory of the dead

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Existe la creencia de mantener viva la memoria de los seres queridos

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The wind represents madness - it is the women who are influenced by the wind of the region

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El viento representa la locura. E e p, son las mujeres que parecen ser influenciadas por el viento de la region

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The wind contributes to the fire that kills Raimunda’s parents

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El viento contribuye a aumentar el fuego que mató a los padres de Raimunda

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The wind acts as a cover - eg when Irene goes from houses to house.

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El viento actua como un elemento encubridor cuando Irene va de casa en casa

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The wind creates a mysterious atmosphere

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El viento anade una atmosfera de misterioso

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Respect for the dead and superstition perhaps comes from Catholicism or a small community

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El respeto otorgado a los muertos y la supersticion quizas algo relacionado con la religion Catolica o una pequena comunidad

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Greetings amongst friends is very caring

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El saludo entre amigos o parientes parece muy carinoso

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The Spanish food and music create a typical Spanish atmosphere

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La música y la gastronomia se muestren a lo largo de la pelicula porque crean una atmosfera tipicamente espanola

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Children have a strong relationship with their mothers

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Sus hijas parecen haber estado estrechamente unidas a la madre - eg cuando Sole visita a su tia Paula, sospecha la presencia de su madre

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We understand various contrasts between the country and the city in the film

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Econtramos varios contrastes entre el campo y la ciudad.

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We see traditional values of the rural culture, with spacious houses and the closeness of neighbours whilst in the city, the crowds are always in a rush

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Vemos las valores tradicionales de la cultura rural, con sus espaciosas casas y la cercania entre amigos y vecinos mientras que en el ciudad, la muchedumbre parece estar siempre de prisa

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Paco is presented as lazy from the start

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Paco se presenta como un holgazan desde el comienzo

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The director has put his stamp on the film

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El director pone su huella personal en la pelicula

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Raimunda, as mother, assumes the blame for the assassination of Paco. Her primary intention is to protect her child

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Raimunda, como madre, asume la culpa del asesinato de Paco. Su mera intencion es de proteger a su hija

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After the crime, Raimunda has the ability to move forwards and pretend to cover the crime.

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Despues del asesinato de Paco, Raimunda tiene el valor de seguir adelante y pretender para cubrir semejante delito

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Mothers will go to extremes to protect their children

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Madres van a extremos para proteger a sus hijos

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Sole has the capacity to pretend and to hide her mother in her house

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Sole tiene la capacidad de pretender y esconder a su madre en su casa

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The scene when Raimunda sings in the restaurant is important because it represents the reconciliation between sisters and it looks back on the past

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La escena donde Raimunda canta en el restaurante es importante porque representar la reconciliacion entre las hermanas y el mirar hacia el pasado

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We shouldn’t ignore the symbolism of the song ‘Volver’

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No debemos ignorar el simbolismo de la cancion ‘Volver’.

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Firstly, the song sums up the film, it is a return to the past that we cannot escape

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En primer lugar,