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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Vittorio De Sica ha fatto molti tipi di cinema, sia come attore che come regista, e ogni volta ha fatto centro. Tuttavia, la critica eleogiava solo le sue commedie e non apprezzava film più impegnati. Durante le riprese, Vittorio De Sica era il migliore a dirigere gli attori, con i quali rideva, ballava, piangeva e cantava.

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Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno Ep. 1 - Part 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Nonostante non sia più alla guida della sua fabbrica, Adriano ha trovato il modo di attualizzare il suo progetto. Da un'azienda agricola sta costruendo una vera e propria comunità.

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Non è mai troppo tardi - EP1 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dopo l'assegnazione della cattedra, Alberto si reca al carcere minorile per cominciare le sue lezioni. Non si può dire che sia stata una bellissima accoglienza... Intanto, la ricerca di Ida continua, ma sembra davvero essere sparita.

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L'Oriana - film - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alekos Panagulis continua la sua lotta contro il governo, ma qualcuno cerca sempre di fermarlo. Oriana pensa che il modo migliore per continuare la resistenza sia andare in Italia.

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alessandro Piperno comes from a mixed Jewish family and recounts how he learned, at an early age, to cherish the relationship between Jerusalem and Rome, where Christianity and Judaism blend. Thus we come to the end of this episode about the region of Lazio.

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Caption 52 [it]: con l'illusione che Roma sia nostra.
Caption 52 [en]: with the illusion that Rome is ours.

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alessandro explains some things about the characters in his books and tells a story about when he won the Strega award. The Strega Award is the most important Italian literary award. It gets its name from one of its creators, the owner of the company producing Strega, a brand of an amaro (after-dinner, digestive bitters).

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Caption 64 [it]: non ci sia differenza tra un uomo in rovina e uno in ascesa".
Caption 64 [en]: there is no difference between a man in ruins and one in ascendancy."

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Melania Gaia Mazzucco talks about one of her novels set in seventeenth-century Trastevere, quite a different place than what we see today. Although she has traveled the world, Mazzucco comes from generations of romani di Roma (Romans from Rome).

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Caption 2 [it]: che sia difficilissimo trovare romani veri,
Caption 2 [en]: that it is very difficult to find real Romans,

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Annalena continues talking with Paolo Giordano, who talks about how places such as Afghanistan and Apulia have influenced his writing.

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Caption 19 [it]: Poi, credo sia stato veramente quel libro
Caption 19 [en]: Then, I think it really was that book

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Romanzo Italiano - Lazio - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Journalist Annalena Benini introduces us to different writers from different places in Italy, beginning with Rome, where she interviews Chiara Gamberale, a novelist.

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Caption 51 [it]: sia con amore sia con odio.
Caption 51 [en]: both with love and with hate.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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We learn of the death of Francesco Cenci from a conversation between the Cardinal and one of his guests. Michele arrives too, at a reception, where his latest painting is on display. He makes an impression as someone who speaks his mind.

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Caption 6 [it]: Tant'è vero che si sospetta sia opera della moglie e della figlia, Beatrice.
Caption 6 [en]: So much so that one suspects it's the work of his wife and of his daughter, Beatrice.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe's health is failing, but he won't accept Arcangelo and Nina's advice to get some rest. He seems to be well aware of his true condition and writes a letter to his loved ones. Elena brings Antonio home.

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Caption 35 [it]: è impossibile se voi non crediate che lo sia.
Caption 35 [en]: is impossible if you don't believe it is.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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Word seems to be getting around that Merisi is a very talented painter. In bed with malaria, Michele himself is the last one to hear about it.

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Caption 19 [it]: Ma l'hanno cacciato di casa e non si sa dove sia finito.
Caption 19 [en]: But they ran him out of his house and nobody knows where he ended up.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe goes to see Giorgio to see if he has the power to save the hospital from the new "reforms," but Giorgio has other priorities and rebuffs him.

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Caption 12 [it]: Ma tu sei molto ascoltato, sia qui che a Roma.
Caption 12 [en]: But you are very much listened to, both here and in Rome.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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After a night of drinking and brawling, Michele is finishing a painting outside the workshop. Baron Cenci shows up and likes what he sees on the easel. The Baron's daughter is in the carriage and exchanges a few words with Michele.

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Caption 49 [it]: No, però dicono che sia bellissima.
Caption 49 [en]: No, but they say she is very beautiful.

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In this segment, Margherita talks about her choice not to have children and also discusses her position regarding God. She can't prove he exists nor can she prove he doesn't.

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Caption 22 [it]: che sia un po' così anche con la religione.
Caption 22 [en]: religion is a bit like that, too.

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