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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Basilicata - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Una chiesa eretta su una cattedrale che a sua volta è stata eretta sopra un tempio pagano. Una ricchezza inestimabile, soprattutto per gli occhi di chi osserva. Dolomiti scolpite dalla natura e molto altro.

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Annalena continues her conversation with Piperno in his favorite restaurant. They look at some photos from his past while they wait for their meal to be served.

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Caption 45 [it]: per non far vedere che c'ho gli occhi
Caption 45 [en]: so as not to show that I have eyes

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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Prosperino tries to sell Michele's painting of the "boy bitten by a lizard," and attempts to be professional. The three friends get their hopes up, but soon have to face reality. Michele and Mario quickly lose their patience and become belligerent.

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Caption 45 [it]: L'ho vista io coi miei occhi...
Caption 45 [en]: I saw her with my own eyes...

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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Caravaggio manages to sell one of his paintings and decides to leave d'Arpino's workshop. His friend finds him a room, and he starts working on a painting, now known as"Boy bitten by a lizard".

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Caption 36 [it]: Chiudi gli occhi.
Caption 36 [en]: Close your eyes.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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Michele gives one of his works to the girl in the carriage. She is Beatrice Cenci and is chained to her seat. Later, Michele is seriously wounded while loading a piece of art onto a horse-drawn cart.

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Caption 27 [it]: Prendetelo. -I vostri occhi mi hanno stregato.
Caption 27 [en]: Take it. -Your eyes bewitched me.

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La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We take a look at the details of Piero's Resurrezione, details we might not notice by looking at the painting as a whole. Why is Christ not dressed in white? Is there something special about the countryside in the background? The answers are fascinating.

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Caption 40 [it]: gli occhi freddi.
Caption 40 [en]: his eyes, cold.

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La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Borgo Sansepolcro is an out-of-the-way Tuscan city. But, as this video sets out to explain, it boasts one of the most beautiful paintings in the world, so it is well worth the journey. The video begins with some passages from a 1925 essay by Aldous Huxley: “The Best Picture.” We have translated the Italian translation back into English, for learning purposes, but you can find the original English version here.

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Caption 28 [it]: agli occhi di Huxley, è un motivo in più
Caption 28 [en]: in the eyes of Huxley, is one more reason

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Arianna e Marika - L'importanza di leggere

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marika and Arianna discuss their favorite book genres, authors, and why they like to read.

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Caption 36 [it]: sì, quindi... -Ti piace asc'... sì, leggere storie raccontate attraverso gli occhi di qualcun altro.
Caption 36 [en]: yes, therefore... -You like to hea... yes, read stories told through the eyes of someone else.

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Villa Medici - L'arca della bellezza - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The segment focuses on Messalina, wife of the Emperor Claudius, who owned a villa on the site of Villa Medici. We catch a glimpse of tunnels and rooms beneath the villa, which were used by Ferdinando de' Medici to imprison Asian slaves when they weren't at work on a garden meant to evoke Mount Parnassus.

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Caption 28 [it]: occhi, capelli e braccia coperti di terra rossastra.
Caption 28 [en]: eyes, hair, and arms covered with reddish soil.

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Itinerari Della Bellezza - Trentino Alto Adige - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The final segment on the Alto Adige features the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The series will continue with other Italian regions.

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Caption 21 [it]: che da secoli entra nei nostri occhi,
Caption 21 [en]: which for centuries has entered into our eyes,

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gualtiero Marchesi talks about the chef as an artist, and how different chefs can be recognized by their distinctive artistic styles. In defending the choice of simple, genuine food, he goes on to talk about the art of slicing, and how it used to be "performed" right in the dining room.

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Caption 9 [it]: anche ad occhi chiusi si possono lanciare sguardi al mondo.
Caption 9 [en]: even with eyes shut, the world can be gazed upon.

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Anna presenta - Madama butterfly di Giacomo Puccini

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anna tells us the tragic story of Cio-cio-san, protagonist of Madam Butterly, an opera by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica. The opera was dedicated to the Queen of Italy, Elena di Montenegro.

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Caption 7 [it]: Lui mi chiamava "Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia".
Caption 7 [en]: He called me "Little girl with eyes full of enchantment".

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