Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Giuseppe Pitrè loved attending performances of chivalric folk plays in Palermo. This segment follows a marionette player at Palermo's Opera dei Pupi, the same theater where Pitrè went to see folk epics.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
Palermo faces the sea and has a very long history of immigration. The narrator interviews a young woman whose great grandfather came to Sicily from Sudan. She is involved in educating immigrants from Africa and Asia. Pitrè was also highly involved in education.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy Sicilian
A Palermo doctor is interviewed about his practice and the African and Southeast Asian immigrant patients that he treats.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
A Palermo doctor discusses the Integration of immigrants in Sicily and highlights the successes in healthcare. Medical assistance is provided for all immigrants, whether lawful or not.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The documentary comes to a close with an interview regarding a prison cell used during the Inquisition. The cell bears the graffiti of its inmates. Pitrè had laboriously uncovered the graffiti, but it was only rediscovered in the 1970s by the writer Leonardo Sciascia and the interviewee in this segment, Giuseppe Quatriglio, who used Pitrè's writing to find it.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Giuditta and Marino give us details about what life was like in isolation. Challenging for sure, but with some good aspects, too!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Coronavirus affects people in different ways. Marino and Giuditta share their experiences and recount what they did on their own, to try to get better.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
If you have never been tested for Covid-19, Giuditta and Marino give a good description of the process. And their youngest son had to be very brave.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
It was a tough 72 days, but, as the title suggests, the family recovered, luckily. They think back on their time in isolation and what it felt like to come out the other side. Their story even made it into a local newspaper.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Confindustria is the main trade association for Italy's manufacturing and service sectors. This inspirational video was produced for its annual meeting, and Italian luminaries from Marco Polo to Renzo Piano are invoked to tell the story of Italian innovation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Here are two cars symbolizing the dream of many Italians: The Ferrari Testarossa and the Autobianchi Bianchina. Let's discover their stories.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
The Testarossa (literally "red head") is considered to be a supercar par excellence. For a brief period, it was the fastest production model in the world.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
René Arnoux is back, telling us more about the Ferrari Testa Rossa, and some interesting facts about the evolution of the name. He also mentions the famed TV series, Miami Vice.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
We have a look inside the 12-cylinder engine of the Testarossa to see what kind of grade it will receive out of ten.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
René Arnoux praises the characteristics of the Testarossa, maintaining that it's easy to drive, even for women. He goes on to talk about the cars built by Auto Bianchi.
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