Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
While Paolo prepares to go on stage, he is approached by a well-known television writer who presents him with an interesting proposal, assuring him that Maurizio Costanzo is also in favor. Back in Genoa, Paolo rushes to look for the children, but discovers they are at the carnival rides.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Everyone follows Paolo on television and is struck by his skill. At dawn, however, while resting in his hotel room, he is awakened by a phone call from Faber who tells him bad news.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Paolo is so absorbed in his career that constant bickering arises at home. On television, his character Fracchia decides to ask for a raise that he rightfully deserves, but the meeting with the director turns into a decidedly embarrassing scene.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Here is the epilogue of Paolo Villaggio's story: between surreal comedy and workplace satire, from the servile and mistreated Fracchia to the triumph of Fantozzi. A tale made of absurd jokes and dialogues that brings unforgettable characters to life and leaves a deep mark on Italian cinema.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Claudio Capotondi is a sculptor who lives and works in Pietrasanta, a Tuscan town famous for its marble and marble sculptors. He talks about an upcoming exhibition.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Claudio Capotondi, sculptor, takes us into his "thinking room" and talks about the process of taking a block of marble and turning it into a work of art.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The artist takes to the fascinating world of the marble quarries where he chooses the blocks of marble which he will transform into works of art.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Claudio Capotondo talks about the tools and techniques that enable him to transform a block of marble or porphyry (a kind of igneous rock) into a work of art.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
"Innercore" is the title, inspired by an article in the New York Times, of Claudio Capotondi's masterpiece. He talks about the significance of the sculpture, and about the special kind of stone he used to make it.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Claudio Capotondi discusses his marble and travertine sculpture entitled PortaRoma, created in 2000.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino (guitarist for the famous Italian singer Lorenzo Jovanotti) is having a rough time making his way in the pop music world and coming out of the shadows. Playing well isn't enough, and he isn't getting any help from the lighting crew or his own manager.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino was left at the train station, but he has to take the bus back to his hometown where he meets up with his friend. A song about wandering plays as he travels: "Vagabondo", sung by Nicola di Bari.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
At the bar, Martino sees some old townsmen who tease him and tell him he should get a real job. One of the old guys mentions Fred Bongusto, an Italian singer known for a song "A Rotunda on the Sea". Martino and Peppino go off in a three-wheeled Ape (bee), a light commercial vehicle common all over Italy. Peppino cites Roberto Bolle, a famous Italian dancer, and Men and Women, a TV show for dating.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino finally goes home to his mother, and discovers that she watches the show Uomini e Donne (Men and Women) like everyone else, so she knows who Samantha is. Martino calls Laura, or tries to.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Martino and Peppino go to the Kursal, and as we could expect, finding Laura doesn't turn out so well. Martino has some hard thinking to do.
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