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Non è mai troppo tardi
Intermediate
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Based on a true story, "Non è mai troppo tardi" (it's never too late) is a TV mini-series about Alberto Manzi, a teacher and host of the 60's TV show "Non è mai troppo tardi," a televised kind of "night school," aimed at teaching the many adults who had never learned to read and write how to do just that. The show was broadcast from 1960 to 1968.

2 Episodes
Videos
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─ Videos: 1-15 of 46 Totaling 3 hours 13 minutes

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

People seem to think Alberto is a bit nuts. He's about to go on live TV, and people around him hope he doesn't botch it. The name of the TV show is Non è mai troppo tardi (it's never too late). What's implied in the title is that it's never to late to learn to read and write. In Italian, a person who never learned to read or write is called analfabeta.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

In Italy, at least in the past, the process of distributing teaching jobs was a real jungle, as you will see. The list, assembled by a complicated point system, involving test scores, experience, seniority, etc, was what would determine whether an aspiring teacher would have a job that year or not. Alberto Manzi knows he is qualified, but gets an unpleasant surprise at the education office.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Manzi goes to the reform school for his first day of teaching and finds out all the things he will or won't be able to do.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Will Alberto Manzi be up to the task of dealing with these rough, incarcerated boys? On his off-hours, Alberto goes to see the parish priest about a missing person.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 5

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto's friend, Eugenio, is ready to call it quits when it comes to teaching. Alberto is convinced that kids are the future, but even though he made some headway with the kids at the reformatory his first day, there are still huge obstacles.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 6

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Manzi isn't getting anywhere with the kids at the reformatory. He talks to the director, and then goes to the Board of Education, too, to complain.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 7

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto gets a friend to drive him to where Ida teaches. He recognizes her right away as the kids come out of the school.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 8

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto sleeps on the park bench across from Ida's apartment and then goes to work at the prison, where, once again, it's an uphill battle.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 9

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Ida reads the letters Alberto had left for her and is clearly moved. She looks out the window at the empty bench...

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 10

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Manzi takes an exam, getting a high grade. He takes the opportunity to express his ideas about teaching troubled young people. There's trouble at the reformatory, and Alberto steps in.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 11

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Ricotta can't believe his eyes when Manzi comes to take him back to his inmates. The kids are incredulous, too, and Manzi, having gained their respect, can finally begin teaching.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 12

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto and the kids at the reformatory all lie down on the ground to see the clouds better. They let their imaginations run wild. Alberto takes Ida and Alda to their new home.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 13

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The prison director refuses Alberto's request for writing materials, so he takes matters into his own hands, and learns a thing or two from his pupils, too.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 14

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto becomes a hero by bringing his kids some pencils. They start to feel the thrill of simply being able to write their own names.

Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 15

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The kids have gotten to the point where they can write much more than their own names. But what then? Alberto comes up with a wonderful idea.

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