Luigi is the protagonist of this series from RAI Fiction and Wildside. He's forty years old with a wife, a little girl, and another child on the way, when he suddenly finds himself having to spend a lot of time in the oncology unit of a hospital. Although La linea Verticale (the vertical line) is a work of fiction, it's based on a real story, and we are able to see, through Luigi's eyes, what daily life in an Italian hospital is like.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
If Italian food culture is so famous the world over, Luigi wonders why it should be so bad in Italian hospitals.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Amed is convinced that the girl who had promised special food, a while back, was a figment of their imagination. He goes so far as to call the nurse to see if she remembers the girl.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Amed is obsessed with the idea of eating the right kind of food to fight cancer, but he goes a little too far.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Amed predicts Luigi's future, and Luigi has some visions. This segment reveals the meaning of the title of the show.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luigi talks about getting old. Marcello talks about missing his restaurant and the work he loves.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Luigi tells us the fourth thing that demonstrates that a man has gotten old.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Riccardo's mother has made him all his favorite foods, but can't grasp that he is using a feeding tube. Luigi, on the other hand, is feeling better and is greatly appreciating being able to eat real food.
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