In the new films with Robert Downey Jr., who we mentioned earlier, as Charlie Chaplin, yes, he's very much a fighter. And there's some brilliant moments in those films where he chooses his technique for beating someone up. So he's an example of that image of the gentleman, the physical and the intellectual combined. It makes me think of someone like Sherlock Holmes, who we assume, we always think of him as a purely intellectual person,. but actually physically he was very capable too, as a boxer.
Here's part 2 of my conversation with "The Son of the Dragon Tamer" in which we talk about these things: - The difference “pleasshure” and “pleasure”, “bio” and “B.O.” - The importance of ‘passion’ in France - Jamie Oliver’s (fake?) cockney accent - British & American English - Corneliu’s experiences in America, his acting and his accent - Corneliu’s learning experiences with a great teacher when he was a child - The interesting course-book which Corneliu used in his English lessons - The myth of ‘the English gentleman’ - Depictions of Englishness in films - Stereotypes of Romania - Romania & Bulgaria’s entry into the EU and the media panic related to migrant workers - Vampires, Dracula and Romania Click here for more information
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