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Does Joe Pesci actually speak Italian?
Joe Pesci speaks with a New Jersy accent, it has nothing to do with the fact his last name is Italian but the fact he grew up in New Jersy. My paternal grandfather grew up in Ohio in a Sicilian speaking home, he spoke with a midwestern accent.
What accent is in Goodfellas?
The New York accent is an important one as it’s iconic of America’s grandest city. This is an accent with attitude, often associated with police officers or gangsters in popular films. You’ve likely heard it in movies like Goodfellas or perhaps in sitcoms like Seinfeld.
What accent does Vinny have?
In the Polish version of the movie, instead of being of Italian origin, Vincenzo is Russian, possessing a stereotypical Russian accent, etc. But in the Russian version of the movie, Vincenzo is stated to be a son of Georgian immigrants, possessing stereotypical Georgian accent and name “Vano Santouri”.
Does Joe Pesci have an accent?
Of course, Joe Pesci is know for his broad Italian-American accent, while Stephen comes from Liverpool, and therefore, has a Liverpudlian accent – as you can see him try to teach to Tom Hanks in the clip above. He first discussed the first time he met Robert De Niro, who was also part of the A list cast.
What is Vinny’s accent in Atlantis?
Novello came up with a thick Italian American accent for Vinny, an explosives expert on a team searching for the legendary Atlantis. “I decided Vinny came to the United States when he was a little bit older so he never lost his accent, like Henry Kissinger.
Do Italian dialogs sound authentic to a native speaker?
Italian dialogs do not sound authentic to me as a native speaker. Note that Godfather language is enriched my a bunch of idiomatic expressions which belong strictly to a group of people: this is why it is a dialect not a language.
Do Italians from Italy talk like they do in the movies?
No, Italians from Italy don’t talk like that movie. in general the movies represent two American guys of Italian heritage convicted for killing one person cause they are strangers in that town and certainly Italians!
What language does Don Vito Corleone speak?
Don Vito Corleone was first generation, so you would expect that he speaks Sicilian without an American accent. Marlon Brando is not Italian, nor Sicilian so you can definitely hear his accent, and it is not too realistic.
Why is the godfather language not a dialect?
Note that Godfather language is enriched my a bunch of idiomatic expressions which belong strictly to a group of people: this is why it is a dialect not a language. Sicilian is enourmously rich in the specificity of the language to the level that italian cannot translate many expressions or shades of meaning.