Re: [Harp-L] re: Man with what harmonica

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 12, 2014, at 3:25 PM, martin oldsberg wrote:

> Giuseppe,
> 
> Of course it is, I was just blabbering. 

No problemo

>   The peculiar notion of dubbing -- to a Swede peculiar: here we text everything that´s not directly geared towards children -- is not so peculiar in the States, I´m aware of that.
>   And in Italy: well, 99% of films or so?
>   The consequence is that you miss out on one of the most salient features of an actor, the voice.

The several times I lived in Italy I noticed that some of the voices used (in Italian) were ridiculous. Luckily the sub titles (when they had them) were reasonably correct English. Nothing funnier than John Wayne speaking Italian. 

> Henry F or Orson W or even Charlie B (with his interesting hard consonants) chatting away in Italian with "borrowed" voices ... Nah. (But I know Fellini actively prescribed it for his films in order to keep the integrity of the text.)
> 
> Bronson: I´m sure he blew a mean, and I mean mean, blues.

I couldn't tell.. from what I heard. His older brother Joseph Buchinsky was my major and I walked into the lunch room at the barracks one day in the early 70s.. Our station was near Johnstown and thereby near where they were from. Sitting there were: the major and Charles Buchinsky. Charles had come home for a family reunion. I poured a cup of coffee and sat there a while and we talked a bit. The major told him I played harmonica, and Charles took out a Marine Band and did a few riffs. Sounded good to me. He noticed my name tag and asked if I was related to Sergio. Yes, but we are only distant cousins. Maybe 3rd or 4th. I only met him 2 times. Once in 52 and once in 56. :)

sir-Joe Leone 
> 
> Cheers,
> /Martin
> 
> 
> On Sunday, January 12, 2014 6:00 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Jan 11, 2014, at 1:26 PM, martin oldsberg wrote:
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> > I believe I post this on Harp-l once every year or so. A tad repetitive, perhaps (so shoot me) but on the off chance that a young newcomer has missed it:
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> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdK0jaLuJL8
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> > 
> > Why does Henry Fonda speak Italian?,
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>     Because that's the Italian version of the film? Btw, Charles Bronson DID play harmonica. Not in the film, but he did. Marine Band. :)
> smo-joe
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> > one might ask, and that´s the kind of question you will have to take to bed with you and brood over for a good long time. 
> > 
> > Meanwhile just enjoy the stunning iconography and the music. Kitsch raised to high art, and quite possibly the only movie that I´ve watched at least eight times. I somehow envy those who are un-familiar with it.
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> > /Martin
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> > Larry wrote: great movie, btw. rewatched it last month
> > 
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