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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Umbria - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Di questo meraviglioso posto oggi, purtroppo, resta poco, almeno dei monumenti. L'ultimo risveglio della natura si è manifestato nei terremoti che da agosto fino a fine ottobre hanno messo in ginocchio gran parte del centro Italia. Purtroppo il duomo di San Benedetto è andato distrutto. ecco alcune foto di cosa è rimasto.

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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Trentino Alto Adige - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Comincia un nuovo viaggio, affascinante e rilassante. Dopo tanto Sud Italia, ecco a voi il profondo Nord! Buona visione.

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Enel intervista - Tiziano Ferro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ecco la seconda parte dell'intervista a Tiziano Ferro ... Enel. Tiziano ci parla della sua rapporto con la scrittura.

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alessandro explains some things about the characters in his books and tells a story about when he won the Strega award. The Strega Award is the most important Italian literary award. It gets its name from one of its creators, the owner of the company producing Strega, a brand of an amaro (after-dinner, digestive bitters).

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Caption 62 [it]: Ed ecco che ora la vita con Giorgio
Caption 62 [en]: And here it is that now, life with Giorgio

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Melania Gaia Mazzucco talks about one of her novels set in seventeenth-century Trastevere, quite a different place than what we see today. Although she has traveled the world, Mazzucco comes from generations of romani di Roma (Romans from Rome).

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Caption 13 [it]: Ecco Melania Mazzucco, grande scrittrice
Caption 13 [en]: Here is Melania Mazzucco, a great writer,

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Annalena continues talking with Paolo Giordano, who talks about how places such as Afghanistan and Apulia have influenced his writing.

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Caption 69 [it]: però un po' più buttato nella mischia, ecco.
Caption 69 [en]: but a little more thrown into the mix, that's it.

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Chiara Gamberale talks about how and where she writes, and how her life has changed now that she has a little girl.

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Caption 79 [it]: E adesso c'è Vita, invece, da cui non mi difenderò mai, ecco.
Caption 79 [en]: And now there is Vita, from whom I will never defend myself, you see.

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Formaggi - D'autore - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We meet some very charming donkeys and hear about how Francantonio and his sons developed a passion for them.

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Caption 34 [it]: Così, ecco, Ciccia è un asino senza orecchie.
Caption 34 [en]: So, you see, Ciccia is a donkey without ears.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 15

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Which came first? Blow-Up or Ciao Valentina? Which work stole from the other? In any case, there are some striking similarities.

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Caption 45 [it]: Sì, ecco, io penso proprio così,
Caption 45 [en]: Yes, that's it, I really think so,

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Who was the model for Valentina? Certainly, the actress Louise Brooks who portrayed Lulu in the movie Pandora's Box directed by G.W Pabst (based on two plays by Frank Wedekind), but also Crepax's wife, Luisa Mandelli.

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Caption 39 [it]: insomma, ecco, a Palermo, in teatro.
Caption 39 [en]: in short, here, in Palermo, in the theater.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Just as in Cubist art, Crepax would design his figures to be seen from various points of view simultaneously. Sometimes he would use small windows to attract attention rather than making them larger.

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Caption 17 [it]: ecco, Crepax fa una cosa simile
Caption 17 [en]: you see, Crepax does something similar

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Besides his much better known activity as a graphic artist, Crepax was a keen wargamer and wargame designer and collector of paper soldiers, drawn by himself.

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Caption 11 [it]: Ha dato tanto, ecco, ha dato tanto e se c'era qualche riferimento
Caption 11 [en]: He gave a lot, well, he gave a lot and if there was any reference

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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We learn of the death of Francesco Cenci from a conversation between the Cardinal and one of his guests. Michele arrives too, at a reception, where his latest painting is on display. He makes an impression as someone who speaks his mind.

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Caption 7 [it]: Ah, ecco il vostro nuovo protetto.
Caption 7 [en]: Ah, here is your new protégé.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

One of Crepax's techniques is to use the details of everyday life to build his stories and provide context. We even see the titles of the books in Valentina's bookcase.

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Caption 24 [it]: Ecco, c'era in lui una grande profondità interiore.
Caption 24 [en]: There, there was in him a great inner depth.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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Word seems to be getting around that Merisi is a very talented painter. In bed with malaria, Michele himself is the last one to hear about it.

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Caption 20 [it]: Bene. Allora, ecco, tieni la tua cornice.
Caption 20 [en]: Fine. Then, here, take your frame.

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