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Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 17 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

After talking about the past, Vera and Giuliano talk about what they'd like to do in the future: There are places to visit and revisit.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 11 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

After winning the Nobel prize, Rita Levi-Montalcini was not as shy as she had been prior to that moment. Because she stood out as a woman in a "man's world," she was able to use her unique position to make her mark, not only in the science world, but in society.

Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 16 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Vera and Giuliano are each true fans of the other. But Vera can't help preferring Giuliano's directing artistry to his acting skills.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 10 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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.

Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 15 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Vera and Giuliano share some memories about how they found some of their ideas for movies. They also talk about Giuliano's acting, which was not always appreciated.

Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 14 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Giuliano Montaldo received a great many proposals for movies. But he remained amazed to encounter so many people who loved the cinema as much as he did.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 9 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The formal, ceremonious aspect of the Nobel Prize awards was not what Rita Levi-Montalcini was used to, but she used that recognition to her advantage. Winning the Nobel Prize wasn't necessarily the high point in her career.

Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 13 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The first screening of the Gold Rimmed Glasses was a success. Even Bassani, who had written the novel the film was based upon, had good things to say. Inti and her mother comment on the relationship between Vera and Giuliano.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 8 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Because of the racial laws in Italy during the period of Fascism, many Jews left the country, including Rita Levi Montalcini. In Italy she wasn't allowed to work or publish papers, but somehow, she found a way to keep going.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 15 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

If two important works of Piero's survived the bombings during World War II, it was due to the efforts of art historians and restorers such as Ugo Procacci. In addition to the Resurrection, a wonderful painting of the Virgin Mary as she was expecting a child, "La Madonna del Parto" was saved and is now housed in the museum in Monterchi, Arezzo.

Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 12 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

After filming Marco Polo in China, where they made lots of friends, they return to Italy to film Gli Occhiali d'Oro (English title: The Gold Rimmed Glasses). Many famous actors took part in that film, all of them beloved by Vera and Giuliano.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 7 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Rita Levi Montalcini was a strong proponent of education and instruction as the means to gain freedom. She was also an example of it. This segment describes a visit to women in prison, and the obstacles Montalcini had to face, as a woman and as a Jew, during the Nazi-Fascist regime.

La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 14 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We learn more about how and why Piero's Resurrection was moved from its original position. It's fascinating.

Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 11 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Inti, who was the 9-year-old grandson of Giuliano and Vera, went to see them as they were filming in China. They put him to work and the experience had a huge influence on him.

Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 6 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

As a child, Rita Levi Montalcini was shy and insecure. Her father wanted her to get married and have children, but she had other plans for her life. She also had a twin sister who was an artist.

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