stackyFACTSWhy read a film when you can have the government completely alter the original voices for you?
Why read a film when you can have the government completely alter the original voices for you? In the 1930s, mid-century Italian regulations actively mandated that all foreign films must be fully dubbed into Italian, strictly banning subtitles. This was done to fiercely protect the native language and control the cultural messaging, inadvertently birthing a massively powerful and highly respected domestic dubbing industry that still thrives today.
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