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L'arte della cucina - L'Epoca delle Piccole Rivoluzioni - Part 16

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Italy Milanese

Marchesi shows us a delicious dessert made from leftover panettone. Panettone is an Italian fruitcake from the Lombardy region that is traditionally served during the Christmas season. Cinepanettoni are comic movies served up during the holidays.

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Caption 35 [it]: Ora, siccome era un grande chef,
Caption 35 [en]: Now, since he was a great chef,

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

Difficulty: Advanced

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 58 [it]: così le porzioni, siccome eran piccole, non si mangiava.
Caption 58 [en]: the servings such as they were, since they were small, one didn't [actually] eat.

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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 40 [it]: E siccome il risultato doveva essere una creazione artistica,
Caption 40 [en]: And since the result had to be an artistic creation,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 19

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

To please a reporter, Fellini sits and describes a typical day spent at Chianciano Terme, where he has gone for its healing thermal waters. Chianciano happens to have inspired one of his best known films, and he still sees it as a movie set. Fellini goes on to reminisce about Sundays in Rimini, and admits that his memories are a mix of fact and fantasy.

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Caption 61 [it]: Siccome inattesa, quando parte dal campanile e ti arriva alle spalle,
Caption 61 [en]: Since it's unexpected, when it ushers forth from the bell tower and arrives right behind you,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Federico Fellini, having won three Oscars, talks about the Academy Awards and how they represent the goal of every filmmaker both in the U.S. and abroad. He goes on to talk about American cinema as mythical, legendary.

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Caption 11 [it]: Poi, invece, per "Le notti di Cabiria", siccome io non credevo che...
Caption 11 [en]: Then, instead, for "Le notti di Cabiria," as I didn't believe that...

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini describes his relationship to a producer who became so exasperated by the director, that he drank ink in mock suicide.

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Caption 10 [it]: e siccome, come unica arma a portata di mano...
Caption 10 [en]: and since, as the only weapon at hand...

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini, interviewed at the Trevi Fountain, during the filming of La Dolce Vita, discussed his relationships with producers.

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Caption 34 [it]: Sì? -E la volta che questo non accadesse, siccome sono anche superstizioso,
Caption 34 [en]: Yes? -And if one time that didn't happen, since I am also superstitious,

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That's Italy - Episode 1 - Part 4

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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Caption 13 [it]: Siccome ai quei tempi nel fare l'elettricista...
Caption 13 [en]: Since in those days in working as an electrician...

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Tiziano Terzani - Cartabianca - Part 2

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.

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Caption 51 [it]: Se tu riesci a parlare, siccome spesso non si parla la lingua della gente,
Caption 51 [en]: If you're able to speak, since often we don't speak the language of the people,

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