Bruno Sammartino Documentary
Artist what it is to be one
Working on the Bruno Sammartino Documentary was such an excellent experience for me. Jack Tucker had been my editing teacher and his partner, Patrea Patrick, who we all call Trea, was directing. They had decided that they wanted to recreate some of what Bruno and his family had been through in Italy during WWII and so I was asked to come in and play his mother. Initially, this was only supposed to be for a day, but as we progressed we realized that it would take longer.
At first there was some concern that I didn’t much resemble his mother Emilia and so I was asked to hide my face during those early scenes. As shooting continued though, it was decided that my lack of specific resemblance was not as important as turning in the best performance. I wore very little makeup and so did not look like a Hollywood actress, but far more closely resembled a hardworking Italian woman of the 1940s working hard to protect and feed her family under the extremely punishing conditions of a world war. It’s incredible to me to think about everything that his mother went through in her life.
Emilia was a strong, resourceful, loving woman. Bruno and his whole family are incredible, just a beautiful, loving family and it was such a tremendous honor for me to be able to play his mother. This documentary is an incredible story and I highly recommend it to all of you. This is an “immigrant made good” story that will touch you on so many levels and I can only hope that it will soon be available on either DVD or some online viewing platform so that you can take a look for yourselves.
I must also say that working with Trea was an experience to be treasured. She is a fantastic director with an incredible, wonderful vision for the project. She has worked as an editor and so this heavily influenced her choices as a director as she knew precisely what shots she needed in order to get the final product that she had envisioned. That is one of the great joys of working with an editor who directs or a director who edits.
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Artist what it is to be one
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I’ll gear this review to 2 types of people: current Zune owners who are considering an upgrade, and people trying to decide between a Zune and an iPod. (There are other players worth considering out there, like the Sony Walkman X, but I hope this gives you enough info to make an informed decision of the Zune vs players other than the iPod line as well.)
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