How do you translate the original title? Titles have been a consideration at least since the influx of foreign films in the 1950s and ’60s. The French coming-of-age drama “Water Lilies” (2008) had a completely different French title for its romantic story centered on three teenage girls who swim at the same pool. “It’s a tricky title,” Lorber said. Adding to the mystique, the film’s Mandarin-language title echoes that of a Roberto Bolaño story.