Interview with Paul Goldfield
American musician and writer Paul Goldfield moved to Rome as a young boy in the 1960s, and during his teenage years, he became a good friend of Andy and Steven Luotto, the sons of the great Gene Luotto, who was one of the best and most respected of the English dubbing directors in Rome. Before long, Paul was asked to join them in the dubbing sala and ended up working on a number of films dubbed by Gene Luotto during the 1960s and 70s. On September 13, 2025, I had the pleasure of joining Paul, who is still living in Rome, for a chat on Zoom, during which Paul reminisced about dubbing spaghetti westerns, horror films and Fellini classics with the Luottos, his career as a musician and a lot of fascinating details about the more technical intricacies of the dubbing process back in those days. Johan Melle: Can you tell me a little bit about your background? Where are you from and how did you and your family end up moving to Rome? Paul Goldfield: I’m originall...