Item: Virtually Married
Language: en
Type of Problem: Incorrect_content
Extra Details: Movie doesn't appear ever to have been distributed in English. There are no independent authorities online that corroborate the title chosen here, only pages that cut/paste information from tmdb. "Virtually," with its computer-science overtones, isn't a good translating choice here. Title-box is locked.
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Contestado por janar
el 23 de septiembre de 2018 a las 17:31
@lencho_ape wrote:
Thanks for your report!
Both IMDb and the BFI list the title Virtually Married as an alternative title - they both don't cut/paste information from TMDb. But they're also not independent authorities.
I also found this title in the following Google Books result page:
https://books.google.de/books?id=AX3GCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA310&lpg=PA310&dq=alameda+%22virtually+married%22&source=bl&ots=w-QgC_7kge&sig=K8-lsj3-RrDlIruJoZlBAFX9fxw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXsKGJh9LdAhVEGsAKHXw4B_UQ6AEwBXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=alameda%20%22virtually%20married%22&f=false
It's listed in the obituary of Alfredo Ripstein Jr., who was the founder of production company Alameda Films, which produced this movie. The list includes Spanish and English titles -> I'm not sure if we can trust this in any way. But again, that's a source not using info from TMDb. I'm afraid this is more complicated and needs more research.
Contestado por Banana
el 23 de septiembre de 2018 a las 23:22
I also couldn't find an official English release under that title (or any title).
I do not speak Spanish, but "Almost Married" seem to be a more popular translation. In my opinion, it should be moved the the alternative titles. We have veto power over bad unofficial titles.
Contestado por janar
el 24 de septiembre de 2018 a las 02:21
I only found other obituaries who use this title and a webshop who sells a DVD of the movie with an English translation:
https://www.dvdplanetstore.pk/shop/romance/virtually-married-1961
But it doesn't look trustworthy at all. So, no official English title -> I removed it and added to the alternative titles both "Almost Married" and "Virtually Married" as translated titles. Not sure if we need both - but it might help people if they search for the IMDb title here?!?
Contestado por Banana
el 24 de septiembre de 2018 a las 02:24
Yeah, I've come across this fishy-looking website before. I'm 99.9% sure they use our data because they often "sell" DVDs for films made by Letterboxd users.
It can't hurt.