Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana writes about the conditions of Muslim women in Islamic countries. In 1967, she goes to South Vietnam, a country being torn apart by war.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Welcome to Saigon! Oriana goes to the press office and meets François Pelou, a war correspondent from France. There is a crisis going on and together, they attempt to head it off.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
François Pelou e Oriana Fallaci walk around the streets of Saigon and go into a nightspot where the soldiers spend time with Vietnamese girls. The next day they get some instructions from the military for staying healthy and safe during their stay.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana gets onto a helicopter with the troops. And she ends up in the thick of things.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana manages to interview some soldiers, each with his own experience to share. The song at the end of the segment is "My Girl" written by Smokey Robinson for The Temptations. It was a number one hit song in the mid-sixties.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana goes to see François Pelou and then gets permission to interview the prisoners who had been sentenced to death.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana finally meets General Loan and interviews the three prisoners.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana visits an orphanage and it has a long-lasting effect on her that she will never forget.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana has a difficult conversation with General Loan, but manages to get out of the war zone safely. Back in the present day, she tells Lisa more about her time in Vietnam and about her relationship with François.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Lisa plays a tape that Oriana thought had been destroyed. It takes her back to 1973, when instead of going to Bonn, Oriana decides to go to Athens, where Panagulis has just been freed from five years in prison. She wants to interview him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Panagulis tells Oriana about his 5 years in prison and how he survived it, including physical and psychological torture. She is riveted to the point of forgetting she has a plane to catch.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana gets a chance to browse around in Alekos' studio before getting some sleep. The next day, she has to call the office and explain why she is still in Athens. Aleko shows up and has a surprise. He wants to enjoy his freedom, but has lots of work to do, too.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alekos and Oriana have a romantic moment but he is always thinking about his battle against the government. Oriana has her own ideas about how to run a successful resistance.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alekos is having a hard time convincing others of his ideas. Oriana is under pressure from her boss. There is a lot of tension.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Oriana is having to deal with some major changes in her life that will have a long-lasting effect on her.
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