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La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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Pasolini talks about the Italian language and how it has been transformed over the years.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 9 View Series View This Episode

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The founder of the Jonian Dolphin Conservation describes one of its projects: Ketos, Euro-Mediterranean center of the sea and cetaceans, based in Taranto.

La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Pasolini talks about his first book of poetry and what he realized about his country when it was published in 1942. He explains why reviewers wouldn't touch it.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 8 View Series View This Episode

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We get a glimpse of the spaces where a show takes shape, from sewing the costumes, to creating the sets and backdrops. When a model of a set arrives, the job of the team is to translate it into reality, into something big.

La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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This documentary opens with some lines from a poem by Pier Paolo Pasolini, “10 giugno” from 1962. The famous filmmaker and poet talks about his life, beginning with his troubled relationship with his father.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 7 View Series View This Episode

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Tortona is an area of Milan, where steel mills stood previously. The huge structure turned out to be perfect for housing, once renovated, the Ansaldo workshop for the sets of Teatro alla Scala. The area has become very trendy and popular, especially during the Milan Fashion Week.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 6 View Series View This Episode

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Gratitude for the bounty of nature is a primary value for the Zegna Foundation. It might be helpful for the viewer to know that l'abito is a noun (think "monk's habit") meaning a gown or suit, but it is also the first person singular of the verb abitare (to inhabit, to live).

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 5 View Series View This Episode

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We move on to Biella, northwest of Milan, where the quality of the water contributes to the excellent quality of the woolen fabrics produced by the historical Zegna company.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 4 View Series View This Episode

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There are more steps to making these skins into fine shoe leather, with the result of turning waste products into noble ones.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

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Tuscany is famous for its fine leather. The tradition goes back to medieval times and was a way to make use of the byproducts from slaughtering animals for meat, in other words, the hide.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

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Angelo Inglese talks about how the company got its start, back in the fifties. His widowed grandmother and a next-door neighbor began sewing. Now, the company strives to be an enhancement to the old city of Ginosa.

L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

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Italy is known for fashion, and that includes shirts. Angelo Inglese, a shirtmaker from Ginosa, in Apulia, talks about how his shirts stand out for being inspired by local traditions, notably embroidery and crocheting.

L'Italia che piace - Territori - Part 10 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

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The dome of the San Gaudenzio basilica is for sure the most important symbol of Novara. Now, visitors (who are not afraid of heights) can go up there for a magnificent view, but precautionary measures are taken for safety.

L'Italia che piace - Territori - Part 9 View Series View This Episode

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The next stop is Novara, a city near Milan, with an interesting history related to when it was under Spanish rule. See map. The video mentions a special sesini tax, and to learn more, check out this lesson.

L'Italia che piace - Territori - Part 8 View Series View This Episode

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Italy

There are different reasons one chooses to walk a path. The important thing is to feel the need to undertake it. It's not like a stroll in the park, but rather a challenge to one's body, mind, and spirit.

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