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The Taviani brothers talk about how color and images can be more important than the story itself. There are clips from interviews with them when they were much younger, and the director of photography contributes some thoughts, as well. The movie featured in this segment is Good Morning, Babylon from 1987.
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Domenico asks his cousin for some money to go to Rome, and goes to see the town priest to see if he can get a ride. But there is an emergency, and his priorities have to shift.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The directors talk about the important role the sea played in their films. Another element that played an important part was color, used to express feelings and situations.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Domenico tells his story to the audience, and to us, as he takes us back to when he was a youth. There was one movie theater in town, and he was always there.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The Taviani brothers talk about how their movie Under the Sign of Scorpio was received at the Venice film festival, and about their location scouting for the film.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This biopic about Domenico Modugno, one of the most beloved Italian pop singers of all time, best known for his hit song, Volare, begins with a hymn to life. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
In nineteen sixty-nine they made a different kind of film, Under the Sign of Scorpio, and needed a special place to film it in. The whole cast, together with the directors, felt a particular sense of community both during and after the filming.
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Italy
Actor Giulio Brogi talks about how his role in The Subversives mirrored his character at the time. The Taviani brothers describe how they found another actor in that film, young Lucio Dalla, the famous (and now deceased) singer-songwriter.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
San Miniato is where the Taviani brothers were born, but it was also the birthplace of their careers in filmmaking. Their first was a documentary and right away they had some problems with censorship.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The Taviani brothers talk about how, as young movie lovers, they would grab their bikes and go to whatever movie theater in the area was showing their favorite films. Then they had to go to the big city, Rome, to pitch their first documentary. They learned a valuable lesson.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The Taviani brothers lived through the war, so they had a good feel for the terror people felt. But as kids they were also very much affected by the movies offered at the time.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This documentary is about 2 brothers — the Taviani brothers — who are famous for having made many award-winning Italian movies. The short clips from their films will surely entice us to see the complete movies in the original Italian. Perhaps the most famous one is La Notte di San Lorenzo from 1982, whose English language release had the title: The Night of the Shooting Stars.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Natali's confession didn't help the case very much, and De Carolis has trouble staying calm. Meanwhile Lara has done some research, giving them some hope of finding the little girl.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The one time Toscani is on duty at night, it's also his turn with little baby Alice. Sardi and Toscani find a solution.
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Italy
De Carolis goes to police headquarters to give Manara some more information but Raimondi is there, too, and takes over. While at police headquarters, De Carolis gets a menacing phone call from the kidnappers.
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