On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 4:37 PM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I think it was the late Richard Jeni who once suggested that we “... find
> out why all the ancient Romans speak with British accents...”
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I'm not sure what you're implying :-)
There's a German language Netflix series called Barbarians that has an
interesting take on what the Romans speak. The series is about the Germanic
tribes battling the Roman invaders. The tribes speak German, while the
Romans speak, well, Latin!
My other favourite way of doing things was in Armando ('Veep') Iannuccci's
The Death of Stalin. It's set in Russia and everyone speaks English. But
they do so in a white variety of accents, including Stalin himself, who
being from Georgia, gets a regional British accent. But Steve Buscemi
doesn't hide his New York accent, and Jason Isaacs uses a thick Yorkshire
accent to play General Zhukov which somehow just works.
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