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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 24

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

It's not often that two people, let alone brothers, can work together in perfect harmony. But artists who have worked with the Taviani brothers say they came very close. Paolo and Vittoio knew what they wanted and they knew how they wanted to obtain it, down to the letter.

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Caption 5 [it]: che in fondo l'Iliade è stato scritto - e [l'] Odissea -
Caption 5 [en]: that after all, the Iliad was written, and the Odyssey,

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 19

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Music plays an essential role in the films of the Taviani brothers. It's like having another actor. Composer Nicola Piovani knows something about this having worked with them on some of their movies. He also composed the soundtrack for the movie La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful) with Roberto Benigni.

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Caption 64 [it]: il segno della nostra ricerca, riuscire in fondo a coniugare,
Caption 64 [en]: the sign of our pursuit, to succeed, in the end, in combining

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 18

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Nanni Moretti tells about how he got to see Caesar Must Die before it was released. The composer, Giuliano Taviani talks about how he became interested in writing music for film, and how budget limits actually inspired him in writing the music for this movie.

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Caption 27 [it]: In fondo, ecco, la...
Caption 27 [en]: Basically, I mean, the...

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The Taviani brothers talk about their movie The Elective Affinities, based on a novel by Goethe. Central to the film is the conflict between reason and passion, nature and the idea of utopia, as the love stories of two couples unfold.

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Caption 13 [it]: ma che in fondo mi sarebbe molto piaciuto fare.
Caption 13 [en]: but which, deep down, I would have loved to do.

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Although their films weren't overtly political, the Taviani brothers saw and heard what was "in the air" in Italy, and somehow captured some the essence of it, without even being aware of it.

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Caption 15 [it]: Però, in fondo, avevan colto una verità
Caption 15 [en]: But, ultimately, they had grasped a truth

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

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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Caption 45 [it]: Poi, dopo molti anni ti accorgi, in fondo,
Caption 45 [en]: Later on, after many years, you realize deep down

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The Etruscans were influenced by other ethnic groups, particularly the Greeks. On display in the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, we find evidence of this in the terracotta objects and fine gold jewelry and precious objects dating from the period.

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Caption 9 [it]: in fondo gli Etruschi erano delle popolazioni,
Caption 9 [en]: after all, the Etruscans were populations,

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

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.

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Caption 29 [it]: Secondo me il film, proprio nel fondo, è
Caption 29 [en]: I think that movies are, in the end,

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Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We get a look at the tomb, in terracotta, of a noblewoman. The clay allows for detail, where tombs in Macco do not. We then go to Rome, to the most important Etruscan museum, where we see once again, what an important role the afterlife played in the lives (and deaths) of the Etruscans.

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Caption 38 [it]: in fondo, disegnare come vediamo noi oggi.
Caption 38 [en]: after all, drawing as we see today.

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Sposami - EP 2 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

It's not easy convincing donna Olimpia who is no longer of sound mind, but Nora gets an idea. Meanwhile, just about everything is ready for Azzurra's wedding.

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Caption 44 [it]: Sì, e tu vai in fondo di [al] viale.
Caption 44 [en]: Yes and you go to the end of the lane.

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Un Figlio a tutti i costi - film - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The pranotherapist assumes Anna is the one in need of therapy. After clarifying, she tries to tell the pranotherapist how to do his job.

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Caption 54 [it]: Lei non si limiti e vada a fondo.
Caption 54 [en]: Don't hold back, and go deep.

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La Ladra - EP. 11 - Un esame importante - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gargani is in for a surprise at the exam. Ilaria gets an anonymous donation for her hospital in Mogadishu.

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Caption 47 [it]: Ma sì, in fondo perché?
Caption 47 [en]: Yes, basically, why?

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Sposami - EP 2 - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

There are various obstacles to planning Azzurra's wedding the way she wants it. Both finding the tenor and fitting the dress are presenting huge challenges, perhaps insurmountable ones.

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Caption 16 [it]: È come recitare una parte in fondo, no?
Caption 16 [en]: It's like acting a part, deep down, right?

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La Ladra - EP. 11 - Un esame importante - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The girls are all in their places ready to move in on Gargani. There is a bump in the road, however, and Eva has to think up a plan B on the spot.

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Caption 48 [it]: e laggiù, in fondo dietro la curva, fatevi tamponare. OK?
Caption 48 [en]: and down there at the end, after the curve, get rear-ended by him. OK?

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E3 - Una piccola bestia ferita - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla can't think of anything but Karin's safety, and consequently drives off with Cristian, taking risks that make us wonder if she is of sound mind. And who is going to pick up Livietta at dance?

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Caption 1 [it]: Allora, deve girare in fondo alla strada a destra
Caption 1 [en]: So, you have to turn right at the end of the road

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