Genre and subgenre translation problems in French IMDb version

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Hi, As a native French user of IMDb, I read the genre and subgenre list in French that is displayed on your website: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/all This list is important, because these genres and subgenres are displayed at the top of each movie. Two weeks ago, I opened a first ticket on this forum that is still in progress: https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/imdbcom/genre-and-subgenre-translation-problems-in-french-imdb-version/688658e77dd0d712ceeaadfd Since that ticket, I have made a more detailed analysis of this French genre and subgenre titles on IMDb. Please find my additional remarks about translation problems: 1- « Caper » subgenre translated into « Capre »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000050 The « Câpre » movie subgenre does not exist in French, because « Câpre » only exists in French as a bud eaten pickled (cooking): https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/c%C3%A2pre It’s a problem of literal translation. Please use the same word as in English, « Caper », which does not have a real equivalent into French. 2- « Sword and Sandal » subgenre translated into « Épée et sandale »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000009 The « Épée et sandale » movie subgenre does not exist in French (never heard any expression like that, but it sounds funny). This is a problem of literal translation. Please use « Péplum », which is the correct subgenre in French: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9plum 3- « Slasher Horror » subgenre translated into « Slasher d’horreur »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000115 This is a clumsily said and not used in France. It is a problem of literal translation. We say in French « Slasher » to name this movie subgenre (and that’s all): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slasher 4- « Zombie Horror » subgenre translated into « Horreur zombie »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000122 This is clumsily said and not used in France. It is a problem of literal translation. We say in French « Zombies » or « Film de zombies »: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_de_zombies I think « Zombies » is shorter and better in that context of display within a small space. 5- « Vampire Horror » subgenre translated into « Horreur vampire »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000119 This is clumsily said and not used in France. It is a problem of literal translation. We say in French « Vampires » or « Film de vampires »: https://www.europeanstudios.fr/encyclopedie/film-de-vampires I think « Vampires » is shorter and better in that context of display within a small space. 6- « Splatter Horror » subgenre translated into « Horreur Splatter »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000116 This is clumsily said and not used in France. We name this subgenre « Gore » in French: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cin%C3%A9ma_gore 7- « Found Footage Horror » subgenre translated into « Film d’horreur de type « found footage » »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000111 It is correct but much too long to be displayed on a phone screen. Please replace it with « Found footage », which means the same and is perfectly understood in France (no French equivalent for this English expression): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Found_footage 8- « Witch Horror » subgenre translated into « Horreur des sorcières »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000121 This is clumsily said and not used in France. It is a problem of literal translation. We use « Sorcellerie » to name this movie subgenre: https://www.senscritique.com/liste/les_meilleurs_films_de_sorcellerie/1299160 9- « Werewolf Horror » subgenre translated into « Horreur des loups-garous »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000120 This is clumsily said and not used in France. It is a problem of literal translation. We say in French « Loups-garous » to name this movie subgenre: https://www.senscritique.com/top/resultats/les_meilleurs_films_de_loups_garous/1048792 10- « Western » genre and subgenre translated into « Occidental »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000191 This is a problem of literal translation. There is no equivalent in French for the movie genre « Western », so we use the English word that is famous and that everyone understands: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western 11- « Western epic » subgenre translated into « Épopée occidentale »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000189 This is clumsily said and not used in France. We use « Western épique » to name this movie subgenre: https://www.europeanstudios.fr/encyclopedie/film-western-epique 12- « Screwball Comedy » subgenre translated into « Comédie Screwball »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000043 This is not a proper way to name this movie subgenre in French. We use « Comédie loufoque » that everyone understands: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com%C3%A9die_loufoque 13- « Buddy Cop » subgenre translated into « Copain Cop »: Here is the IMDb page: https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000033 This expression is unknown in French. Please keep the native English expression to name this movie subgenre, because there is no equivalent in French to name it: https://lemeilleurdespiresclichesducinema.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/buddy-cop 14- Capital letter missing at the beginning of 3 correct movie French subgenres: Here are the 3 movie subgenre IMDb pages, where you need to add a capital letter on the first letter (« Sitcom » instead of « sitcom » for instance): https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000044 https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000056 https://m.imdb.com/fr/interest/in0000172 Thanks for your answer. 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