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Illuminate
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Illuminate (luminaries [f]) is a documentary that tells about the lives and accomplishments of 20th century women of note. By means of research and through interviews with well-known Italian personalities, the life stories of Rita Levi-Montalcini (Nobel Prize winner) and Margherita Hack (brilliant Italian scientist) have been reconstructed. These two illustrious women have been the inspiration for so many young women and are an example for new generations.

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─ Videos: 21-29 of 29 Totaling 1 hour 55 minutes

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 7

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

This segment recounts how Aldo De Rosa and Margherita met in a park in Florence as kids and later married. Aldo supported her in her scientific work throughout their marriage, which lasted over seventy years.

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 8

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Aldo and Margherita stuck together. He might get bored at her lectures, but he would always be there. They both shared a love for sports and motocycles.

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 9

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Margherita Hack's talents lay not only in her greatness as a scientist, but also in her remarkable ability to communicate with the general public, and especially young people. She rendered complicated information comprehensible and interesting, using clear and simple examples.

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 10

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Margherita Hack was a scientist and communicator, but she also expressed her opinions about attualità (current events). Part of this segment features a panel discussion she held with author Andrea Camilleri, best known for his novels about Inspector Montalbano that became a popular TV series.

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 11

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Margherita Hack spent some time in politics and was also an entrepreneur at times. But she had a lot of fun, too. On the panel with Camilleri, the author of the Montalbano stories, they all come out (in unison) with the famous introduction Montalbano sono (Montalbano, I am). Putting the verb at the end is typical of Sicily, where the story takes place. Otherwise, it would be Sono Montalbano (I'm Montalbano) or, on the phone, "This is Montalbano."

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 12

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We discover that Margherita Hack was a devoted fan of the long-running TV series, Un posto al sole [a place in the sun]. She explains why. Francesca goes back to Trieste and meets up with Eda who talks about having lived in the same house with Margherita Hack.

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 13

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

In this segment, Margherita talks about her choice not to have children and also discusses her position regarding God. She can't prove he exists nor can she prove he doesn't.

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 14

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Even though Aldo and Margherita were very different in many ways, they came together in their skepticism. Towards the end of her life, Margherita couldn't move around much, but her brain never stopped going.

Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 15

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Margherita left a legacy of progress, both scientific and social. Perhaps she is still looking down on us, since an asteroid was named after her: 8558 Hack.

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