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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 69 [it]: e siccome mi è difficile rispondere di no, ho detto di sì.
Caption 69 [en]: and since it is hard for me to say no, I said yes.

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La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

In a Q & A, Pasolini explains to a journalist what he means when he refers to the elite. In another clip, he asks people on the beach about sex.

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Caption 26 [it]: Lei quando ha usato... siccome la parola "élite"
Caption 26 [en]: When you used... Since the word "elite"

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Among the pages of the comic strip, family members find familiar objects, drawings, and personal information from their everyday life. Although Valentina was a figment of Crepax's imagination, she was also an integral part of his family.

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Caption 20 [it]: oppure, siccome aveva, faceva dei lunghi soggiorni a New York,
Caption 20 [en]: or else, since he had, he'd stay for long periods in New York,

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Margherita Hack spent some time in politics and was also an entrepreneur at times. But she had a lot of fun, too. On the panel with Camilleri, the author of the Montalbano stories, they all come out (in unison) with the famous introduction Montalbano sono (Montalbano, I am). Putting the verb at the end is typical of Sicily, where the story takes place. Otherwise, it would be Sono Montalbano (I'm Montalbano) or, on the phone, "This is Montalbano."

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Caption 48 [it]: Ma dai! Ecco, questo è un esempio... -Siccome si incazzavan' tanto...
Caption 48 [en]: Come on! You see, this is an example... -Since they got so pissed off...

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Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Rita Levi Montalcini doesn't feel like she made any sacrifices in her life, including not having a family. She had a clear vision of what she wanted out of life, and she followed it.

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Caption 25 [it]: e siccome in Italia era molto difficile,
Caption 25 [en]: and since in Italy it was very difficult,

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In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Campidoglio

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Take your time with this episode about Rome because it is chock full of information. Il Campidoglio, also called Monte Capitolino, is the smallest of the seven hills of Rome, but it's the most important because that's where the mayor's office is, as well. Where did the word "capitol" come from? Fulvio has the answer. He also talks about where the word "money" comes from. And you will recognize the name of the architect who designed the piazza and its surrounding buildings.

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Caption 64 [it]: Eh, ebbene, siccome poi, nel tempo,
Caption 64 [en]: Uh, well, because later, over time,

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Fuori era primavera - Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

How did Italians spend Easter in 2020? Certain traditions were able to be maintained, but it wasn't easy!

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Caption 39 [it]: Ma siccome non avevamo un... un colino più grande di così,
Caption 39 [en]: But since we didn't have a... a strainer that was bigger than this one,

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Meraviglie - S2EP1 - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela tells us how these caves and their internal structures were created. The key is something very simple. Water.

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Caption 29 [it]: E siccome gli strati continuavano a salire,
Caption 29 [en]: And since the layers continued to rise up,

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 19

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico can't wait to tell Franca about doing the show, but she won't take his calls, so he goes to see her in person.

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Caption 73 [it]: e siccome ha capito che io e te siamo innamorati,
Caption 73 [en]: and since he figured out that you and I are in love,

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Saverio Marconi talks about the job of an actor. Nanni Moretti tells of an embarrassing moment on the set of a movie he was making with the Taviani brothers. Vittorio and Paolo Taviani talk about why they shot Caesar Must Die in black and white.

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Caption 11 [it]: e mi ricordo una cosa molto imbarazzante. Siccome io...
Caption 11 [en]: and I remember something very embarrassing. Since I...

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

While the hopeful actors are waiting at the gates of Cinecittà for a bit part, a famous actor drives out and causes a stir. Back at the convent, Domenico sings a song about a cricket in love with the moon. If you want to hear the whole song sung by Modugno, check it out here.

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Caption 65 [it]: Lo so, lo so. -Comunque, siccome ti ha sentito cantare più volte,
Caption 65 [en]: I know, I know. -Anyway, since she has heard you sing a number of times,

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico tells his story to the audience, and to us, as he takes us back to when he was a youth. There was one movie theater in town, and he was always there.

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Caption 10 [it]: E siccome non lo faccio mai,
Caption 10 [en]: And since I never do this,

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Dottor Pitrè - e le sue storie - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

A Palermo doctor is interviewed about his practice and the African and Southeast Asian immigrant patients that he treats.

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Caption 14 [it]: e siccome l'immigrazione era, in quel periodo, era soprattutto africana,
Caption 14 [en]: and because immigration was, at that time, it was above all African,

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 16

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Milanese

Marchesi shows us a delicious dessert made from leftover panettone. Panettone is an Italian fruitcake from the Lombardy region that is traditionally served during the Christmas season. Cinepanettoni are comic movies served up during the holidays.

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Caption 35 [it]: Ora, siccome era un grande chef,
Caption 35 [en]: Now, since he was a great chef,

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Napoli - La magia del Natale a San Gregorio Armeno

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Neapolitan

The Naples Christmas market from up close. It's a rowdy scene, and there's a lot going on all at once. The famous horn shaped talisman called the cornetto is taken quite seriously as well as other instruments for keeping away the malocchio (evil eye). For more information about the cornetto, and the three r's referred to in the video, see this article in Italian.

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Caption 33 [it]: perché siccome siamo una coppia felice,
Caption 33 [en]: because since we're a happy couple,

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