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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 23

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

La carriera di Mimmo sta cominciano a prendere forma, anche grazie al suo amico e paroliere Riccardo Pazzaglia.

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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 9 [it]: e non han [hanno] fatto altro che prendere quello che c'è qua in abbondanza:
Caption 9 [en]: and did nothing but take what is here in abundance:

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La super storia - Via Pasolini - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

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.

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Caption 46 [it]: di cui prendere una coscienza
Caption 46 [en]: to become conscious of

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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 52 [it]: La sua caratteristica era quella di prendere un po' dappertutto, no?
Caption 52 [en]: His quirk was to take from pretty much everywhere, right?

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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 5 [it]: Dovevano prendere il meglio,
Caption 5 [en]: They had to take the best,

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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 38 [it]: ha preso chi si è lasciato prendere.
Caption 38 [en]: it took whoever would let it take them.

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Even though Aldo and Margherita were very different in many ways, they came together in their skepticism. Towards the end of her life, Margherita couldn't move around much, but her brain never stopped going.

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Caption 51 [it]: "Aspetta, te lo vado a prendere immediatamente".
Caption 51 [en]: "Wait, I will go and get him right away."

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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The general hands De Sica a letter from Goebbels himself but since De Sica can't read German, it is translated for him ad alta voce (out loud). It's an invitation to Venice, which De Sica does not want to accept.

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Caption 32 [it]: Lei sta solo cercando di prendere tempo.
Caption 32 [en]: You are just trying to stall.

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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Actors, including Alberto Sordi, who were performing at the Quattro Fontane (four fountains) theater on the fateful day of 23 March 1944 are in danger of being caught by the Germans. During the filming of his movie, De Sica leaves the safety of the basilica just once and is caught and questioned by a Nazi General about why the film is taking so long to be shot.

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Caption 36 [it]: Bastava fare una svolta, prendere una via
Caption 36 [en]: It sufficed to make a turn, to take one street

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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

To recreate the environment of the San Loreto church, the Basilica of St Paul's Outside the Walls was used for the final scene of the film. The crew was accustomed to working in a non-religious setting where they could do as they liked, so it was a full-time job trying to keep their bad habits (such as smoking) in check so they wouldn't get kicked out by their hosts.

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Caption 11 [it]: Tutte le mattine, Vittorio va a prendere Maria all'hotel Bostonia.
Caption 11 [en]: Every morning, Vittorio goes to pick up Maria at the Bostonia Hotel.

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Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 17

Difficulty: 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.

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Caption 16 [it]: è andata a prendere il fresco in Mongolia.
Caption 16 [en]: She went to cool off in Mongolia.

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Vera e Giuliano - Montaldo - Part 11

Difficulty: 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.

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Caption 45 [it]: andava a prendere il settimanale col suo Nerone,
Caption 45 [en]: he went to get weekly pay with his Nero,

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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 40 [it]: allora ho... abbiamo deciso di prendere lo scolapasta
Caption 40 [en]: so I... we decided to take the colander

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Fuori era primavera - Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Different people talk about their experiences: a hospital intensive-care worker, a bike courier, a 103-year old woman, some children, and the head of a family.

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Caption 56 [it]: Cerchiamo di, di prendere un po' di precauzioni,
Caption 56 [en]: Let's try to, to take some precautions,

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Meraviglie - S2EP1 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We move to the French side of Mont Blanc, which has a much milder slope than the Italian side. Mont Blanc stands out as having had an important role in the development of mountain-climbing as a competitive sport.

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Caption 55 [it]: ma purtroppo nessuno era mai riuscito a prendere il momento esatto.
Caption 55 [en]: but unfortunately no one had ever managed to time it just right.

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