A French dubber of African heritage, Frantz Confiac is well known for his voicing of pre-dominantly African-American actors such as Terry Crews, Orlando Jones, Courtney Vance, Tyler Perry and Tracey Morgan.Īs the French tend to dub, rather than use subtitles, over the original language, it is paramount that Disney should hold the same level of care across all its language versions, and not just solely pandering to the primarily anglo-orientated audience. While we have only heard Maui so far in the trailer, the French version is devoid of a Pacific Islander tone, with the current voicing in French thought to be that of Frantz Confiac. Of particular note for French speaking Pacific Islanders is the total lack of Polynesian in Disney France’s Moana. Similar discussions on cultural representation and inclusion have been raised amongst French Pacific Islander communities in French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia, and also their large cultural diaspora in France. Posted by Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu on Wednesday, 22 June 2016ĭespite the vibrancy of discussions around the characters and Polynesian culture that can be so far gleaned from the film, the anglo-centric media has yet to engage with other language debates. Maui looking like after he fished up the Islands, he deep fried em and ate em □
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