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One of the under the radar movies I watched lately was Death of Stalin, and true beauty of this dark comedy was the simple fact that none of the actors tried to
by sremani 8y ago
One of the under the radar movies I watched lately was Death of Stalin, and true beauty of this dark comedy was the simple fact that none of the actors tried to speak English in a Russian accent and on top of it, there is a mix of British and American accent depending on the actor. This made the movie truly enjoyable and free from pretense.
- ggm 8y agoI enjoyed this movie too, but bear in mind many people hated it, because of how it portrayed what it portrayed: not the accents mind you, the lack of moral judgement about the (semi true) scenes. Lots of literature talks about the range of accents in the russian empire and CCCP. So, at one level having a mix of accents for the different characters exposed a real underlying complexity of what it is, to be a modern (19th century) Russian/Georgian/Ukranian/...
- kitd 8y agoI learned Russian briefly. Our teacher told us that if we went to Russia and spoke Russian with a typical English accent, most people would not be able to place it, but would assume we came from a remote area they hadn't encountered before. Iirc English accents can pass as something from one of the Baltic states.
- Mediterraneo10 8y agoYour teacher was either pulling your leg or you simply misunderstood the point they were trying to make. Russians can immediately identify a native English speaker – it is one of the most placeable accents for Russians thanks to decades of depictions of Americans and Brits in the context of Cold War-era entertainment. Furthermore, many Russian speakers can determine from a English speaker’s accent in Russian whether that English speaker is from the USA or the UK.
- kitd 8y agoYou may well be right. I'm not qualified to say.
- Waterluvian 8y agoStalin having a cockney accent was just fantastic.