Spanish Subtitles?

Question

Unrelated to my usual search for explanations of grammar, I have recently been looking for Spanish movies with Spanish subtitles, so I could listen and follow along "reading" as well. For example, Motorcycle Diaries with subtitles in Spanish.

I live in Canada - is this even possible with the DVDs that are sold up here? Perhaps DVDs formatted for the hearing impaired? Now that I think about it, I imagine it would be quite difficult to fit all of the spanish that is spoken in the movie onto the screen... so is it even possible for any DVDs?

Does anyone have any advice on this topic, or perhaps any other similar strategies to learn Spanish in this way?

Answer 1

I often watch English language DVDs with spanish voice and spanish subtitles. I can understand better if I can read along in spanish. However, most of the time, the subtitles don't match word for word the speaking parts. But it is still understandable. Good luck and enjoy your DVDs in spanish!

Answer 2

I would look at a DVD by mail service. The one I used would list the available languages/subtitles of a particular movie.