Title: House of Cards
Director: David Fincher
Screenwriter: Beau Willimon
Subject: based on the novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs; adaptation of the homonym 1990 BBC miniseries.
Year: 2013-2018
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Corey Stoll, Michael Kelly, Kristen Connolly, Sakina Jaffrey, Sandrine Holt, Constance Zimmer, Michel Gill, Sebastian Arcelus, Mahershala Ali, Boris McGiver, Nathan Darrow, Rachel Brosnahan, Dan Ziskie, Derek Cecil, Elizabeth Marvel, Molly Parker, Paul Sparks, Neve Campbell, Joel Kinnaman, Dominique McElligott, Campbell Scott, Patricia Clarkson, Diane Lane, Greg Kinnear, Cody Fern
Duration: 45-58 minutes per episode (6 seasons, 73 episodes)
Production Country: United States
Production Company: Media Rights Capital (MRC), Netflix, Panic Pictures (II), Trigger Street Productions.
Plot: After being denied the Secretary of State position he was promised, House Majority Whip Frank Underwood begins a ruthless and corrupt climb of the political ladder that takes his career to unprecedented heights as his wife, Claire, searches for her place to dominate in her husband's spotlight.
Main Source Language: English
Target Dubbed Language: Italian
Target Title: House of Cards- Gli intrighi del potere
Dubbing Director: Roberto Gammino
Dubbing Actors: Roberto Pedicini, Laura Boccanera, Simone Mori, Andrea Lavagnino, Luca Mannocci, Benedetta Ponticelli, Roberto Draghetti, Angelo Maggi, Tiziana Avarista, David Chevalier, Rossella Acerbo, Letizia Scifoni, Vittorio De Angelis, Massimo De Ambrosis, Sandro Iovino, Riccardo Rossi, Anna Cesareni, Francesca Fiorentini, Francesco Pezzulli, Barbara De Bortoli, Massimiliano Manfredi, Domitilla D'amico, Sandro Acerbo, Liliana Sorrentino, Roberta Pellini, Roberto Chevalier, Emanuele Ruzza
Language Varieties in ST: U-RP accent (Hannah), General American accent (Claire, majority of the characters), Southern US accent (Frank)
She's Irish and sometimes she slips the Irish accent. She tries and IMO fails to do the upper-class English accent from Londoners. It comes out sometimes as the fake English accent Alicia Vikander loves to do in interviews. Unnerving.
[https://www.reddit.com/r/HouseOfCards/comments/4cqfcv/where_is_hanna_conways_accent_from/]
Function of Language Varieties in ST: British vs. American, time and place
Dubbed Language Rendition: Standard Italian
Instance Description: This very passage shows the first conversation between the First Lady Claire Underwood and Hannah Conway, the wife of the running for president Will Conway.
Instance Start Time: 25’ 54” (season 4 episode 12)
Instance Duration: 1’ 42”
Instance Web link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ACA6wZHobM
ST Instance Transcription:
Hannah: You know, the circumstances are awful but I have to admit it’s nice to take a break from the road I don’t know how you do it running mate and first lady.
Claire: I’m still trying to figure that out myself actually.
Hannah: I think it’s admirable. If we win I’d love to do something more than update my Instagram.
Claire: When I criticized that it was just because…
Hannah: No… Not at all! I didn’t take offense, it’s politics. I’d love to see something like your gun bill. It’s a shame it didn’t pass the Senate.
Claire: You support that legislation…
Hannah: I am from England. We think your gun possession is madness. Will does too but he can’t admit it.
Claire: It mustn’t upset the base.
Hannah: The Base… mustn’t upset the base… you know you’re actually a real model of mine, your work in the environment, sexual assault, being ambassador… I mean, obviously I’d prefer we win, but if we didn’t I think you’d make a wonderful vice president.
Charlie: Mommy, what are you drinking?
Hannah: It’s Coffee sweetheart.
Charlie: I want some! I want some!
Hannah: Shhhh not so loud, you will wake your sister.
Charlie: But, can I have some?
Hannah: You are not old enough. Do you want some water, some juice?
Claire: I think that we got some juice in the fridge.
Charlie: I’ll get it!
Claire: He is very cute!
Hannah: Do you regret it, not having children? Oh, I’m sorry, that’s too personal.
Claire: Do you ever regret having them?
TT Instance Transcription:
Hannah: Sa, le circostanze sono orribili, ma devo ammetterlo, è bello prendersi una pausa dalla routine. Io non so come faccia. Candidata a vicepresidente e Fist Lady.
Claire: Sto cercando di capirlo anche io veramente.
Hannah: Secondo me è ammirevole. Se vinciamo mi piacerebbe fare qualcosa di più che aggiornare l’account su Instagram.
Claire: Quando ho fatto questa critica è stato solo perché io…
Hannah: Oh lasci stare, sappia che io non mi sono offesa. Questa è la politica. Mi piacerebbe fare qualcosa tipo la sua legge sulle armi. È una vergogna che non sia passata al Senato.
Claire: Lei è a favore di quella legislazione?
Hannah: Uh, io sono inglese. Per noi la vostra ossessione per le armi è pura follia! Anche per Will, ma non può ammetterlo.
Claire: Non può fare arrabbiare la base.
Hannah: Ah sì, la base… non deve fare arrabbiare la base. Sa, lei è un vero e proprio modello per me. Il suo lavoro per l’ambiente, quello contro la violenza sessuale, è stata ambasciatrice. Certo, ovviamente preferirei che vincessimo, ma se così non fosse, credo che lei sarebbe un vicepresidente meraviglioso.
Charlie: Mamma che stai bevendo?
Hannah: È caffè tesoro mio.
Charlie: Ne voglio anche io! Lo voglio anche io!
Hannah: Shhh non urlare, sveglierai tua sorella.
Charlie: Posso averne un po’?
Hannah: Non sei grande abbastanza… ma ti andrebbe un po’ d’acqua, oppure del succo?
Claire: Credo ci sia un po’ di succo in frigorifero…
Charlie: Lo prendo io!
Claire: È davvero carino!
Hannah: Le dispiace non aver avuto dei figli? Oh, mi scusi è troppo personale.
Claire: E a lei dispiace di averne avuti?