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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Schools in fascist Italy banned the study of dialects and moved to using standardized textbooks. The fascist hymn “Viva Adua nostra” refers to a battle won by the Kingdom of Italy in 1896 near Adwa, Ethiopia.

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Caption 33 [it]: Nel cortile della scuola vi sono adunati ventiquattro balilla.
Caption 33 [en]: In the school courtyard, twenty-four fascist youth have gathered.

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Soon after the introduction of talkies, dubbing came about in the thirties. Dubbing was extremely popular in Italy and remains so today.

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Caption 8 [it]: Allora vi sono proprio antipatico.
Caption 8 [en]: So, you just don't like me.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

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Arcangelo and Sister Helga don't like each other much, but they have to work together to save the patient. At home, at lunch, Giuseppe has a strange feeling and rushes off.

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Caption 55 [it]: Assolutamente sì, signo' [signora], sono le mie preferite.
Caption 55 [en]: Yes, absolutely, Ma'am, they're my favorites.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

When Moscati arrives home, he has a huge surprise waiting for him: an endless stream of poor people. At the hospital, Sister Helga catches Arcangelo with a nurse and is furious.

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Caption 8 [it]: si so' [sono] dati appuntamento qua, io non lo so.
Caption 8 [en]: gave one another an appointment here, I don't know.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

As her condition worsens, Cloe tells Giuseppe about the child she had abandoned, and makes him promise to find him.

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Caption 54 [it]: Sì, sono io. -Salute.
Caption 54 [en]: Yes, that's me. -Hello.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP1 - Part 20

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

After being left by the taxi driver, Giuseppe goes in search of the Esposito home. The taxi driver was right about the danger. Meanwhile, Giorgio shows up at the dinner and greets Elena and her father.

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Caption 10 [it]: Ma che cosa hai capito, imbecille, sono un medico.
Caption 10 [en]: But what did you understand, idiot? I'm a doctor.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP1 - Part 18

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Sister Helga and Moscati give the patient a bath and talk about how medicine is nothing without love. Moscati has some unorthodox teaching methods, as well as some novel "therapy" for his patients.

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Caption 7 [it]: I miei genitori sono morti che ero alta così
Caption 7 [en]: My parents died when I was this tall

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Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Rita Levi Montalcini was a strong proponent of education and instruction as the means to gain freedom. She was also an example of it. This segment describes a visit to women in prison, and the obstacles Montalcini had to face, as a woman and as a Jew, during the Nazi-Fascist regime.

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Caption 70 [it]: sono state emanate da Mussolini nel trentotto
Caption 70 [en]: were issued by Mussolini in thirty-eight

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP1 - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In 1906 Vesuvius erupted, its worst eruption of the entire 20th century. Torre del Greco, a town near Vesuvius, was particularly affected. Buildings collapsed, sick people were trapped inside the hospitals, and Giuseppe and Giorgio rushed there to help out.

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Caption 5 [it]: Ah, sì? Ma sono vent'anni che non lo fanno più.
Caption 5 [en]: Oh yes? But they haven't done it for twenty years.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP1 - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Moscati continues to disobey the rules of the hospital. Nobody can deny, however, that he is having some success with his methods.

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Caption 4 [it]: Mi so' [sono] messo nel commercio. -E bravo.
Caption 4 [en]: I have started a business. -Good for you.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP1 - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe stays late at work, which he is not allowed to do, and he gets an unusual visitor.

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Caption 8 [it]: Buongiorno. -Mi hanno detto che vi avrei trovato qui.
Caption 8 [en]: Hello. -They told me I would find you here.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP1 - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe walks through the market and witnesses a scene whereby a carabiniere policeman chases down a kid who was trying to steal some food. The kid is one Giuseppe has seen before.

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Caption 40 [it]: Sono un medico degli Incurabili
Caption 40 [en]: I am a doctor at the Incurables

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Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 19

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Alberto goes out on a limb with a pretty amazing surprise for his pupils. Ida is quite concerned, but Alberto is adamant.

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Caption 39 [it]: Qua ci sono gli scavi di Ostia.
Caption 39 [en]: Over here are Ostia's archaeological excavations.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP1 - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe and Elena exchange a few words during the dance, but then he goes home to study. The next day, at the exam, his friend is having a hard time.

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Caption 3 [it]: Che sono l'unico nome anonimo tra tanti nomi così blasonati.
Caption 3 [en]: That I am the only anonymous name among so many noble names.

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In World War I, Italians who up until then had spoken their regional dialects, found themselves fighting side by side against a common enemy. But Mussolini was interested in fighting the internal enemy.

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Caption 5 [it]: Sono cominciati i littoriali della gioventù italiana.
Caption 5 [en]: The "littoriali" [sport competitions of the Fascist era] of the Italian youth has begun.

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