Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
A tic tac ad developed for the Milan Expo, showcasing new flavors. Tic tac is owned by the Ferrero Group, a multinational corporation based in Piedmont. Ferrero also owns the much-loved Nutella brand.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In this ad, heroic Giuseppe Garibaldi is stereotyped as a mammone (mama's boy), still under the thumb of his mammina (dear mother), stereotypical overprotective Italian mother.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
TIM is Italy's state controlled mobile phone service. In this madcap ad, we're taken back to the time of Garibaldi, where the great unifier of Italy complains to his mother about her laundry skills. In order to avoid parolacce (dirty words), Garibaldi resorts to a euphemism, which even when translated won't make sense to many of us. What he means in caption 8 is "Like hell."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This video is a Sky Sport advertisement, and was filmed with some of the most important players, for example, Totti, Marchisio, and Perrotta.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Pupia.Tv – The Auction – Referendum commercial Public Water. On June 12th and 13th vote 2 Yesses against the privatization of water. The ad was produced by the commitee for public water of Velletri. Directed and edited by Luca D’Annibale. Idea and script by Astrid Lima. General organization – Annalisa Marroni.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
A delightful television commercial with Christian De Sica, for “Parmacotto” ham. De Sica tries to charm a beautiful customer, but his wife shows up and ruins their flirtation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Roman
TIM ad in which De Sica tries to flirt with the beautiful Adriana. His daughter, however, jumps in and ruins everything because she threatens to tell all to her mother.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Roman
Another ad from TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile) with Christian de Sica who plays a traffic cop. He tries to stop some kids who form a "Tribe", using the new phone rates from TIM. Valentino Rossi, a renowned motorcyclist, also appears in the ad.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy Roman
De Sica, speaking in a heavy Roman accent, plays a skeptical traffic cop who stops Santa and his truck. The truck is full of cellphones intended as gifts. A passerby, Valentino Rossi, sees that it really is Santa and the officer pays dearly for his lack of faith.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy Roman
Ad for Maxxi Day Vacanze [Maxxi Day Vacations], a calling card on offer to TIM clients during the summer months. Christian De Sica plays a clueless uncle who doesn't get what it's about and thinks it involves ice cream.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
Elisabetta Canalis, Italian TV hostess par excellence, appears as an inexperienced taxi driver. She asks the police if she can call them if she gets into difficulty, seeing as how she has an economical cellphone plan.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Roman
Christian De Sica goes to speak with his son's Latin teacher. He's annoyed about having to go, until he sees that the teacher is a beautiful woman (Belen Rodriguez). He quickly comes about, passing himself off as an expert in Latin.
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
For a TV commercial in Germany, Elisabetta Canalis, Italian actress and showgirl, lends her image to "Giotto" chocolates, made by the Italian company, Ferrero.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
English names for things are more and more popular in Italy. The original famous Italian cookie Pan di Stelle (star bread) is a rich, caloric, chocolate and hazelnut cookie. The Mooncake is a slightly less caloric, and creamier spinoff.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Jake, Matt and John form Radio Smile, a new Italian Rock Band. They show us their new space and promise to keep all their fans updated on their activities.
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