Good reference, especially considering the volume of mistranslations and subsequent misconceptions. I expect an even greater mistranslation quotient on the DPRK’s side.

There are a few places they could make cuts: club, the reference to “juicy, juicy mangoes”, the mistaken lesbianism, etc.

And this is the second post of 2011. I’m on a roll.

Maybe the parts where Kiera Knightley’s character’s mom thinks that her daughter’s a lesbian and secretly dating Parminder Nagra’s character. I would imagine that Three’s Company-type sitcom humor involving homosexuality and dating would cause a lot of confusion in North Korea.

If I remember correctly, that sub-plot wasn’t particularly necessary to the story, nor was it very long.

i don’t think that matters. look at the old testament/hebrew bible. there are many subtle cultural nuances and pointers which people miss today; shout outs to poems, epics, etc., in common circulation in the oral culture of the time. but it is still considered great literature by most people. this isn’t principia mathematica where inter-cultural invariance of perception is important. it’s a work of art, and so if the north koreans like it they’ll reinterpret it through their own lenses and make it relevant in that manner.