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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico Modugno sta iniziando a muovere i primi passi nel mondo del cinema e riesce addirittura a cambiare casa! I suoi amici Riccardo e Franco sono sempre al suo fianco. Dopo aver saputo che Franca sarebbe andata ad una festa a casa del principe Lanza di Trabia, Domenico si fa invitare per rivederla.

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Some of the stories in Diabolik come from the outside, notably from readers. A few of them are recounted here. They often related to controversial topics in the news and in some cases, charges were pressed and copies of the comic book were seized and destroyed.

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Caption 47 [it]: addirittura oscenità.
Caption 47 [en]: even obscenity.

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La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Pasolini talks about how artists are always controversial. They are a living protest. His protest involves language and national identity.

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Caption 15 [it]: addirittura contro la lingua italiana tout court
Caption 15 [en]: even against the Italian language, period,

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Valentina's success coincided with the beginnings of feminist movements in Italy. She depicted a woman who was strong and independent, who could do anything a man could do, a departure from the stereotype of the Italian housewife.

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Caption 13 [it]: tutt'altro, no? E anzi, hanno chiesto addirittura scusa,
Caption 13 [en]: the total opposite, right? And in fact, they even apologized to him,

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico does his audition in front of the movie camera. Then he has to figure out how to make enough money to pay for his room and board. His new friend Riccardo gives him a couple of important tips.

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Caption 29 [it]: è andata come un treno, alla fine, addirittura,
Caption 29 [en]: She went like a train [she ran away with it]. At the end, in fact,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini is at Cannes for the festival and screening of La Dolce Vita. He tells of his ironic encounters with unusual characters, who complain about the oddity of Fellini's movie characters.

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Caption 12 [it]: urlasse, addirittura si mettesse a cantare,
Caption 12 [en]: he'd shout, and would even start singing,

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Anna e Marika - in La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Violetta writes a letter of farewell to Alfredo. He is miserable, but hears of a party where he is sure to see her. But there, things go from bad to worse. Alfredo ends up having to live abroad, and Violetta's illness gets much worse. Will they ever be able to embrace each other again?

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Caption 29 [it]: Addirittura svengo, perché nel frattempo la mia malattia è molto peggiorata.
Caption 29 [en]: In fact I faint, because in the meantime my illness has gotten much worse.

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Anna e Marika - in La Traviata di Giuseppe Verdi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Anna and Marika tell the first part of the story of Violetta and Alfredo, their falling in love and their decision to live in Paris together. But their happiness doesn't last...

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Caption 41 [it]: Addirittura, lui non può far sposare sua figlia, la sorella di Alfredo,
Caption 41 [en]: In fact, he can't marry off his daughter, Alfredo's sister

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini describes his relationship to a producer who became so exasperated by the director, that he drank ink in mock suicide.

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Caption 4 [it]: C'è stato addirittura, mi sembra, un produttore che ha tentato un suicidio, no?
Caption 4 [en]: There was even, I think, a producer who attempted suicide, wasn't there?

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That's Italy - Episode 2 - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Donatella Versace, go-to designer for movie stars and rock stars, talks about her love of color, designing the various Versace collections, and the legacy of her brother.

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Caption 36 [it]: Addirittura abbiamo dovuto rifare delle versioni diverse,
Caption 36 [en]: In fact, we had to start production again on certain styles,

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Napoli - L'antica pizzeria Brandi

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Neapolitan

Pizzeria Brandi is an historic pizzeria in Naples, dating back to the seventeen seventies. Pizza Margherita, named after the Savoy queen Margherita, was invented at the pizzeria in the eighteen eighties.

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Caption 23 [it]: sembra che si possa datare addirittura nel millesettecentosessanta.
Caption 23 [en]: it seems as though it could even date to seventeen sixty.

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Olio Extra Vergine Pugliese - Introduzione e cenni storici

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Raffaele, a producer of extra virgin olive oil from Apulia, tells us about the ancient origins of his olive groves. Many of the trees are centuries old, some are even over a thousand years old, and continue to produce excellent oil.

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Caption 29 [it]: che addirittura nella costituzione ateniese,
Caption 29 [en]: who in the Athenian constitution even,

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