Insoector Montalbano

[Smowball]

Have never watched it before - is it meant to all be in subtitles??

[Toorak]

Yes - it's Italian

[Smowball]

I know that, but didn't expect it to all be subtitled. How odd lol

[Toorak]

It was made in Italy so it's all subtitled - like the scandi noir series

[Toorak]

Of course, they weren't made in Italy but you know what I mean :-)

[Peter Pedant]

no sweet one
you dont have to read the subtitles if you understand Italian

Sicilian dialect is looked on the same as we look on the liverpool accent

[Jomlett]

The octopus is burning!

[Khandro]

Smowball; You have to face a serious challenge here, either listen to the Italian and understand it or read the subtitles.

[Old_Geezer]

Probably couldn't afford to get it dubbed.

[dannyk13]

Peter
It is not Sicilian dialect.It is Italian.

[Smowball]

I think reading the subtitles is probably quicker than leading a new language : )

[hellywelly4]

How else would you understand what was going on if they didn't have subtitles? Unless you speak the same language as the people in the programme, of course.

[EcclesCake]

I watched the Scandi version of Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. I was gutted to find that it was all subtitled but after 30 seconds I was totally engrossed.

[gingejbee]

We've just finished watching "Valkyrien" (Walter Presents on All4)....in Norwegian with subtitles. I'd have hated it if it had been dubbed...much prefer subtitles (as all Walter Presents are).

[gingejbee]

Incidentally....highly recommended. Here's a review....

http://vodzilla.co/reviews/first-look-walter-presents-tv-review-valkyrien/

[carolegif]

in the books, Catarella has a Sicilian accent, but Montalbano spent much of his life on the mainland until he was sent back to Vigata. The latest series was taken from Camilleri's short stories.