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Professioni e mestieri - Matteo - pianista collaboratore - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Sometimes the accompanist has to follow the soloist's musical intentions, but at other times, when the musician is not very experienced, the accompanist needs to guide the soloist and make the best of a potentially tricky musical situation. This depends on the musical and technical level of the soloist, as well as the experience and maturity of the accompanist.

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Caption 7 [it]: ma insomma di, di, di, di a'... di assistenza
Caption 7 [en]: but basically of, of, of, of... of assistance

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Professioni e mestieri - Matteo - pianista collaboratore - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Pianist Matteo Bogazzi explains what his job — pianista collaboratore (collaborating pianist) is all about, and how he got there. The interview took place during a chamber music festival and summer course in Lucca, where he was working.

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Caption 8 [it]: insomma, piuttosto intensi
Caption 8 [en]: in short, rather intense,

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Chiara tells about how she realized she knew how to read, which then led her to begin writing. She wrote her first "novel" in second grade. Where she grew up, on the outskirts of Rome, influence her writing to a significant degree.

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Caption 33 [it]: Eccolo qui. -Bene. -Beh, insomma è passato un po' di tempo.
Caption 33 [en]: Here it is. -Great. -Well, for sure, it's been a while.

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Che tempo che fa - Monica Bellucci

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Monica Bellucci, the beloved Italian actor, is Fabio Fazio's guest on the talk show Che tempo che fa. Fazio's questions focus on Bellucci's aspirations from her childhood forward.

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Caption 17 [it]: che è, insomma, è persino evidente, ovvio quindi,
Caption 17 [en]: which is, all in all, is no less than evident, obvious therefore,

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 11

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Gualtiero Marchesi's restaurant was more akin to an art exhibit, than a place where you can get something to eat.

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Caption 26 [it]: ma insomma a essere circondata da opere d'arte,
Caption 26 [en]: but basically to be surrounded by works of art,

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

After lots of searching, Gualtiero Marchesi finally finds a place that could work as the restaurant of his dreams.

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Caption 46 [it]: "Mah insomma, qui potremmo anche farlo... Eccetera..."
Caption 46 [en]: "Well, all in all, here we could even do it... Etcetera..."

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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

The great chef, Gualtiero Marchesi, invites us to keep on dreaming, and to believe in our dreams. He takes us into his own dream, which has to do with cuisine as art. Consequently, the way in which food is presented takes on special importance.

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Caption 28 [it]: Be', insomma, era un po' esagerata questa richiesta, però
Caption 28 [en]: Well, all in all, it was a bit much, this request, but

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 21

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

This is the last segment of a series of interviews focused on one of the greatest film directors of all time. Fellini, in saying he doesn't have much to say, says it all.

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Caption 9 [it]: Però... Il modo come lo ha detto, ho capito insomma che...
Caption 9 [en]: However... the way he said it, I got that, in short, that...

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 20

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini talks about Rimini, his hometown, and how his memories, dreams and fantasies of that place are connected to his films.

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Caption 12 [it]: c'è stato un mutamento enorme, insomma.
Caption 12 [en]: there was an enormous transformation, all in all.

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 18

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman, two of the most important film directors in international cinema, discuss a joint project. They come from completely different worlds, but have some important points in common. Fellini's film, Satyricon is in the spotlight at the Venice Film Festival of 1969.

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Caption 31 [it]: eh... avuta in dote, insomma, ecco.
Caption 31 [en]: uh... bestowed upon him as a gift, in other words, is what I mean.

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Anna e Marika - Trattoria Al Biondo Tevere - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Don't miss the last part of Marika and Anna's encounter with Signora Giuseppina of the Trattoria al Biondo Tevere. You'll hear about a 56 year-old fridge, five weddings in one day, and sheep who do gardening.

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Caption 31 [it]: poi siamo entrate e ci siamo rese conto di stare in un posto, insomma...
Caption 31 [en]: then we came in and we realized that we were in a place, in short...

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Anna e Marika - Trattoria Al Biondo Tevere - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Back in the days when people traveled on horseback, Al Biondo Tevere was a convenient rest stop just outside the walls of the city. People would feed and water their horses, and trade what was in their bundles of food with their fellow travelers. Later, it became a proper restaurant and many famous people became regulars, including filmmakers, Pasolini and Bertolucci. Signora Giuseppina shares the story.

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Caption 64 [it]: insomma adesso, piano, piano io è ora che me ne vado [vada] perché...
Caption 64 [en]: all in all now, little by little, it's time I left because...

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L'arte della cucina - Terre d'Acqua - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

"Food is culture." What do we mean by this? Cultural historian, Massimo Montanari, and world-famous chef, Gualtiero Marchesi share their views.

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Caption 22 [it]: anche la [sic: le] grandi tecniche, insomma, ma in un ambito professionale.
Caption 22 [en]: also the great techniques, in other words, but in a professional sphere.

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Anna e Marika - Trattoria Al Biondo Tevere - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Marika and Anna take us to a famous restaurant on the banks of the Tiber River in Rome. Tune in to discover what's so special about it. (It has to do with movies and movie stars.) And... maybe you can guess what pasta dish Anna is going to order!

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Caption 65 [it]: insomma era una cosa de[di] famiglia,
Caption 65 [en]: so it was a family thing,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 14

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini looks back and admits that he didn't believe he had what it takes to be a film director. Here we see him in action. He definitely had what it takes.

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Caption 43 [it]: ad obbligare le attrici, delle bellissime donne a far questo a far quello, insomma
Caption 43 [en]: to oblige the actresses, the most beautiful women, to do this or that, in a word,

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