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Intermediate
Italy
This part highlights Peter Higgs himself, and his winning of the 2013 Nobel prize in physics. This reflected also on Fabiola, who was the first woman to direct the Geneva Institute. Through testimonies and interviews, her extraordinary scientific career is highlighted, along with her modesty, and the account of her childhood dreams.
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Intermediate
Italy
Fabiola Gianotti's story combines professional growth and creative vision: from her beginnings in international protocol to a meeting with Barack Obama, to designing a space conceived to connect people and ideas, with an ironic ending related to the Higgs Boson.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
During a visit to the CERN Control Center, one witnesses scientific research activity and ultra-high energy particle collisions. The account highlights the enthusiasm for discoveries, such as that of the Higgs boson, and the idea that the Universe is still largely unknown.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
That's Italy allows us to discover different aspects of Italian style. This first episode features Basilicata, a region offering places of astonishing beauty that few know and few appreciate.
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Advanced
Italy
The Basilicata region of Italy has, until recently, been overshadowed by the more popular areas of the country, but now, more and more, its very special and unique characteristics have sparked the interest of all sorts of people, from tourists to filmmakers.
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Advanced
Italy
Monica Bellucci is an Italian fashion model and movie actress who is now a naturalized French citizen. She talks about her career and about what contributed to her being so highly successful.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Silvano Lattanzi, from the Marches region of Italy, makes shoes to be worn by heads of state and celebrities. The shoes are carefully handcrafted and can cost up to five thousand euros a pair.
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Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The Naples soccer team is the most popular team in Southern Italy, having won a very high number of games. They have an estimated four million fans worldwide, many of whom come to this shop to buy jerseys.
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Advanced
Italy
Fashion shows are not only a way to let the world know about new collections. They also show off the creativity and genius of designers who, in addition to creating new styles in clothing, create the staging and music for their shows.
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Advanced
Italy
A beautiful but functional modern distillery near Bassano del Grappa designed by Massimiliano Fucsas, and a look at one of the latest fashion shows in Italy, characterized by the bizarre and geometric.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Donatella Versace, go-to designer for movie stars and rock stars, talks about her love of color, designing the various Versace collections, and the legacy of her brother.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Mario Talarico is a Neapolitan master umbrella maker. He and his finely crafted products have been featured in newspapers around the world.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Tiziano Terzani (1938–2004) was an important journalist and writer. This interview, considered to be of historical value, took place during the broadcast of the Swiss television show, Cartabianca [Carte blanche], conducted by Leo Manfrini, who was a close friend of the writer.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
The interview with Tiziano Terzani continues. He tells of his capture by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the dangers to which he was exposed, and how he was able to save himself.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Terzani, in this third section of the interview, describes the continent of Asia, where one rediscovers the core of life, that is to say, more essential and basic things, well beyond the reach of war.
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