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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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L'Italia che piace - Esperienze Gastronomiche - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

How are the harvested truffles divided up? And besides being sold whole, how are they further processed? Paolo and Stefania tell us the story.

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Caption 28 [it]: Questo per me quello che, insomma...
Caption 28 [en]: This for me is what, basically...

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L'Italia che piace - Esperienze Gastronomiche - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This episode is about a specialty from Colonnata, a little village above Carrara, where marble is quarried. It's pork lard, which may not sound very appetizing but is beloved by Italians all over the peninsula. A little goes a long way, but savored with typical unsalted Tuscan bread, it is pretty special. And marble plays an important part.

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Caption 51 [it]: ma non lo sono, insomma.
Caption 51 [en]: but are not, in short.

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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 20 [it]: E gli dicevo: "Be', ma insomma, i misteri delle tue storie
Caption 20 [en]: And I told him: "Well, basically, the mysteries of your stories

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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 24 [it]: ma insomma, sicuramente, sarà,
Caption 24 [en]: but in short, for sure, it will be,

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Pomodori Vulcanici - Pomodori del Vesuvio - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This land is not only good for cultivating grapes for wine, but also the special piennolo tomatoes, that keep for several months.

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Caption 18 [it]: per fare vini, insomma, di qualità superiore.
Caption 18 [en]: for making wines, in short, of superior quality.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Guido Crepax's son Antonio talks about the day Antonio Custra was killed in May of 1977, during an armed demonstration in Milan. This was during the so-called anni di piombo (years of lead), a period of social turmoil, political violence and upheaval that lasted from the late 1960s until the late 1980s, marked by a wave of both far-left and far-right incidents of political terrorism and violent clashes. Many demonstrators were arrested, but Antonio Crepax managed not to get loaded onto a paddy wagon.

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Caption 40 [it]: per cui è, è un armadio magico, insomma, diciamo.
Caption 40 [en]: so it's, it's a magic wardrobe, basically, shall we say.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Crepax loved playing at battles and would change the outcomes, using his friends to fine-tune the moves. He had some famous personalities as willing participants in the games, too.

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Caption 27 [it]: ma insomma, si serviva dei suoi amici,
Caption 27 [en]: but basically, he used his friends

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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 55 [it]: nel, nel mentre dorme, eccetera eccetera, insomma.
Caption 55 [en]: in, while he sleeps, et cetera, et cetera, in short.

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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 8 [it]: in calzamaglia, insomma, ancora, ancora incerta,
Caption 8 [en]: in bodysuits, in short, still, still uncertain,

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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 10 [it]: Insomma, il successo fu molto grande,
Caption 10 [en]: All in all, the was a huge success,

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Crepax's Valentina was an intriguing character because she openly reflected the sexual freedom of the late sixties and was attractive to both men and women. It was very "in" to be seen walking around with an issue of "Linus," an Italian comics magazine published in Italy beginning in 1965.

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Caption 12 [it]: E Valentina doveva anche, doveva, insomma, eh...
Caption 12 [en]: And Valentina also had to, had to, in short, eh...

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Filmmakers Tinto Brass and Giuseppe Tornatore comment on how some elements of expressivity are shared between comic strips and the cinema.

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Caption 14 [it]: Avevamo dei, dei punti in comune, insomma, così, di, di, di
Caption 14 [en]: We had some, some points in common, in short, in other words, of, of, of

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Crepax started out with one protagonist, Philip Rembrandt, but gradually phased him out, along with his superpowers. Valentina then took over as the protagonist. Crepax talks about Milan in the sixties.

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Caption 19 [it]: Insomma, il protagoni'... il protagonista è cambiato nelle mie storie,
Caption 19 [en]: In short, the protagonist... the protagonist switched in my stories,

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We discover that Margherita Hack was a devoted fan of the long-running TV series, Un posto al sole [a place in the sun]. She explains why. Francesca goes back to Trieste and meets up with Eda who talks about having lived in the same house with Margherita Hack.

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Caption 61 [it]: Be', poi, sì, insomma, lei, al di là, so che aveva un rapporto molto... -Sì.
Caption 61 [en]: Well, besides, yes, basically, she, beyond that, I know that she had a relationship that was very... -Yes.

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