Dialects in the movies

[Beverly Flanigan]

Yes, thanks for reminding us of that very fine movie.

At 12:05 PM 2/22/2005, you wrote:
>Speaking of John Sayles, "Matewan," set in rural W. Va., seemed to have
>very authentic accents.
>
>JL
>
>"Joanne M. Despres" <jdespres at MERRIAM-WEBSTER.COM> wrote:
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>In John Sayles' "The Return of the Secaucus Seven," a character
>whose name I've forgotten (the actress who plays her has dark
>brown hair and has appeared in other Sayles films) does a wicked
>imitation of what I think is supposed to be a Maine accent. It
>sounds very much like the dialect I used to hear as a kid in
>northeastern Massachusetts.
>
>Joanne Despres
>Merriam-Webster
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