Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Bettina and Gaetano are supposed to go to the movies together, but Camilla shows up and Gaetano chooses work over fun. At school, everyone is rejoicing at the news that Mazzeo is on leave of absence.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Ferzan Özpetek directed this video of images from his movie La Dea Fortuna, for which the song "Luna Diamante" (diamond moon) is part of the soundtrack. The song was written by Ivano Fossati and sung by Mina.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Both the victim's wife and his lover are questioned at the same time, one by Luca, and one by Marta. Each has a very different memory of what Fello was like.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Neither Ugo nor Nora has any desire to take Aunt Clo up on her offer, but then reality kicks in.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Franco shows us some infused salts that we would never think of off hand. His descriptions are colorful and make us want to try out these delicacies.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Two geniuses left their indelible marks on civilization: Leonardo with the Last Supper and Michelangelo with his David.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Kids have livelier imaginations than adults sometimes, and in fact, Livietta can see something in Mazzeo's aunt's drawing that Camilla totally misses.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
There are various interpretations of this famous song sung by Mina. What or whom does il corvo (the crow) represent? A judge? A priest? An agent? Whoever is seen as an ugly black crow has the power but lacks wisdom.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The autopsy report comes, and Manara goes to talk to the victim's widow. Marta goes to talk to his lover. Marta gets a phone call, and her colleagues realize, with surprise, who her father is.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The exasperated lawyer comes up with a plan for the dog who happens to be named Uno (one). As they are taking care of this, they each get a phone call and have to hurry off.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Gaetano is pretty sure Camilla knows more than she lets on, and gently gives her a warning. But she can't help herself, and travels once again to Mazzeo's aunt's house.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The poignant text of this song was inspired by the singer-songwriter's experience as a volunteer in a mental institution in Rome and meant to create awareness of the reality of mental illness. It is sung from the point of view of someone who had been deemed insane and shut into a manicomio (insane asylum) for most of his life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The investigation begins. Manara and Rivera go to see the victim's wife, while Toscani calls a tow truck. Then all hell breaks loose in a house nearby, where there's been a gas leak.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
This fascinating segment is all about salt: Our spice journey takes us to Sicily, where much of Italy's salt is harvested. Franco talks about how salt is life, salt is gold.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We look at Leonardo's Last Supper from close up — the details, the symbolism — but also from the refectory floor, seeing how Leonardo's genius made the fresco part of the room itself.
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