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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Capatti ricorda i vecchi tempi e torna con la memoria alla Parigi degli anni sessanta e ai suoi ristoranti d'atmosfera, con le tende di velluto rosso, le luci soffuse, il camino e dieci tipi di formaggi... nulla a che vedere con la nouvelle cuisine insomma!

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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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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alessandro Piperno comes from a mixed Jewish family and recounts how he learned, at an early age, to cherish the relationship between Jerusalem and Rome, where Christianity and Judaism blend. Thus we come to the end of this episode about the region of Lazio.

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Caption 15 [it]: Quindi, insomma, è...
Caption 15 [en]: So, in short, it's...

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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 12 [it]: perché mi pare troppo, però insomma,
Caption 12 [en]: because it seems too much to me, but in short,

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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 16 [it]: è l'humus in cui si è formata la... sì, la mia narrativa, insomma.
Caption 16 [en]: it's the humus in which my narrative was formed, basically.

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