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English to Italian: Raiders of the Lost Backyard
Source text - English Raiders of the Lost Backyard
When 10-year-old Chris Strompolos and 11-year-old Eric Zala decided to remake Raiders of the Lost Ark, shot for shot, in the summer of 1982, they never imagined it would take 7 years—and emerge, two decades later, as a minor cult phenomenon. A tale of love, obsession, and pissed-off moms.
by Jim Windolf - March 2004
Chris Strompolos was a rowdy, pudgy kid who craved attention. He once bit a classmate, and he had a habit of barking at his teachers, which didn’t go over very well at the Episcopal schools he attended in southern Mississippi. In their efforts to get him to behave, teachers made Chris sit on his hands, copy pages from the Bible, and stay in a dark room for hours by himself. On one occasion, Chris recalls, he even got paddled in front of his classmates. More and more, he drifted into a fantasy world—the world of his favorite movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ever since seeing it in the summer of 1981, he had idolized the film’s hero, the swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones. Chris loved Indiana Jones. He wanted to be Indiana Jones. Cracking the bullwhip. Rescuing the girl. Making wisecracks all the while. Whenever he could, Chris slipped into the swampy woods near his hometown of Gulfport, and he swung from vines and pretended to be Indy in a world of adventure far from the awful reality (whap) he had to endure (whap) as that wooden paddle smacked his behind (whap!).
Translation - Italian I Predatori dell'Arca Perduta
Quando Chris Strompolos, 10 anni ed Eric Zala, 11, decisero faccia a faccia, nell'estate dell'82, di tentare un remake dei "Predatori dell'Arca Perduta", non avrebbero mai immaginato che ci sarebbero voluti sette anni - e che il loro lavoro sarebbe uscito allo scoperto vent'anni dopo, come fenomeno di un culto minore. Un racconto d'amore, ossessione, e di mamme ormai stufe.
di Jim Windolf - Marzo 2004
Traduzione a cura di Sergio Sansovini - Settembre 2004
Chris Strompolos era un ragazzino minuto e implacabile che esigeva attenzioni. Dopo aver pestato un compagno di classe, prese l'abitudine di abbaiare ai suoi insegnanti, il che non era visto proprio di buon occhio presso le Scuole Episcopali che frequentava nel Sud del Mississipi. Tra i loro sforzi compiuti al fine di educarlo, gli insegnanti lo fecero sedere sulle sue mani, copiare pagine dalla Bibbia, e stare solo per ore in una stanza buia. Chris svela che addirittura, in una certa occasione, fu sculacciato davanti ai suoi compagni. Schiaffo dopo schiaffo, si trascinò in un mondo fantastico - il mondo del suo film preferito, "I Predatori dell'Arca Perduta". Da quando lo vide nell'estate del 1981, iniziò ad idolatrare l'eroe della vicenda,
Indiana Jones, l'archeologo pieno di sè. Chris amava Indiana Jones. Voleva essere Indiana Jones. Scrocchiare la frusta col ricciolo. Salvare la fanciulla. Produrre in ogni momento una pillola di saggezza. Ogni volta che poteva, Chris si avventurava nei boschi fangosi vicino a Gulfport, il suo paese natale, e si dondolava dagli sterpi immaginando di essere Indiana in un mondo di avventure, ben lontano dalla banale realtà (whap) alla quale doveva resistere (whap) finche' quel ricciolo di legno non si fosse schiantato alle sue spalle (whap!).
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Years of experience: 16. Registered at ProZ.com: Jan 2008.