Reading the scene between Maire and Yolland made me think of the story line in the movie Love, Actually, that follows Jamie (a British writer) and Aurelia (a Portugese house keeper). They don't speak a common language but develop a love over the course of the movie. They use pantomime and gestures to communicate but through something that goes beyond words, they are drawn to each other and fall in love.
When Jamie returns to England for the holidays, he learns Portuguese while Aurelia learns English (not knowing what the other was doing). He ends up proposing to her in broken Portuguese---
This may be a sappy, romantic, unrealistic story, but I love it- it's my favorite plot in the movie. And although communication is important to any relationship, I feel that just being in the same room with someone, just being quiet together is a time for bonding- you become comfortable with that person.
I'd like to believe that if Maire and Yolland could have lived happily ever after, they would have learned each other's languages and been able to communicate beyond place names.
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Kim made the same connection between Love, Actually and Translations. I agree with the last point you made that if Marie and Yolland had time they would have ended up being able to overcome their language barrier and live happily ever after together.
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