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Fumettology - TEX - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Sergio Cofferati, former mayor of Bologna, recounts his connection with Tex that began in 1952, when, as a child, the first comic strips read by his uncle deeply fascinated him. This video concludes the episode about Tex.

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Caption 43 [it]: mai sicuro e mai arrogante, insomma,
Caption 43 [en]: never confident and never arrogant, in short,

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Fumettology - TEX - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Tex is a character who resembles his creator, who in turn also has his own points of reference. Let's also see what's behind a Tex cover.

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Caption 56 [it]: insomma, può far tremare i polsi.
Caption 56 [en]: in short, can make one's wrist tremble.

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Fumettology - TEX - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

This segment looks at Tex's son and "pards" (partners). And we get some answers about why he doesn't have a girlfriend.

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Caption 43 [it]: non ha una ragazza, insomma?"
Caption 43 [en]: doesn't have a girlfriend, basically?"

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

This segment is about the film that was made of the Diabolik story. Not everyone was satisfied, including the Giussani sisters, but in those days, certain international standards had to be respected.

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Caption 45 [it]: dura, sanguinaria, insomma,
Caption 45 [en]: harder, more cutthroat, in short,

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Over time, Diabolik gained new status. It became cool. Nowadays, whether you read comic books or not, you know who Diabolik is.

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Caption 32 [it]: come James Bond, insomma.
Caption 32 [en]: like James Bond, in short.

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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 23 [it]: che aveva scritto dicendo: "Eh, ma insomma,
Caption 23 [en]: who had written, saying: "Yeah, but all in all,

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Diabolik isn't the work of one person, but rather the result of a group effort. Each contributor has a distinct role but they all have to come together, mindful of keeping the continuity from one episode to the next.

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Caption 14 [it]: attirasse la pistola di Ginko. -{Di ferro, insomma.}
Caption 14 [en]: it would pull away Ginko's handgun. -{Made of iron, in short.}

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The artists talk about the process of designing the comics, and how the characters evolved in terms of design, over time, from designer to designer.

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Caption 26 [it]: È un'arte talmente povera ancora che è fan'... [fantastica] è bellissima per questo, insomma.
Caption 26 [en]: It's still such a humble art form that it's fan'... [fantastic] and it's beautiful because of this, basically.

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Over time, Diabolik's outfit and facemask are transformed. His nemesis is a police inspector with sound morals, an interesting past, and a fascinating love interest.

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Caption 13 [it]: Quello che ci vuole per Diabolik, insomma.
Caption 13 [en]: Just what Diabolik needs, in short.

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

At the beginning, the Giussani sisters decided to hide their identities as women. Even so, it was not easy finding distribution. And there were other mysteries, as well, surrounding the early days of the iconic comic book, Diabolik.

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Caption 4 [it]: dicendo dove dovevano metterlo, insomma,
Caption 4 [en]: saying where they should put it, in short.

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Fumettology - Diabolik - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The creators of Diabolik had commuters in mind. They wanted to create something engaging that one could read in the time of a commute, and which was pocket-sized. We also discover why the name Diabolik ends with a K.

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Caption 2 [it]: Diabolik è un lavoro, insomma, non,
Caption 2 [en]: Diabolik is a work, in short, we don't,

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La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Still on the beach, Pasolini asks more people their opinions on divorce, which became legal in 1970. The second part of this segment is part of a 1969 episode of Processo alla tappa, a TV talk show devoted to the Giro d'Italia (the Tour of Italy), a famous, 21-stage bike race.

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Caption 19 [it]: Lei, insomma, vorrebbe che in Italia
Caption 19 [en]: In short, you would like it if in Italy

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Chiara tells about how she realized she knew how to read, which then led her to begin writing. She wrote her first "novel" in second grade. Where she grew up, on the outskirts of Rome, influence her writing to a significant degree.

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Caption 33 [it]: Eccolo qui. -Bene. -Beh, insomma è passato un po' di tempo.
Caption 33 [en]: Here it is. -Great. -Well, for sure, it's been a while.

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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 5 [it]: a ciò che è nazionale, a ciò che, insomma,
Caption 5 [en]: to what is national, to what, in short,

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La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

This documentary opens with some lines from a poem by Pier Paolo Pasolini, “10 giugno” from 1962. The famous filmmaker and poet talks about his life, beginning with his troubled relationship with his father.

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Caption 28 [it]: spiegherebbe Freud, insomma, meglio di me
Caption 28 [en]: that Freud would explain, in short, better than me

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