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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Who was the model for Valentina? Certainly, the actress Louise Brooks who portrayed Lulu in the movie Pandora's Box directed by G.W Pabst (based on two plays by Frank Wedekind), but also Crepax's wife, Luisa Mandelli.

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Caption 24 [it]: ma insomma, sicuramente, sarà,
Caption 24 [en]: but in short, for sure, it will be,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 27

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The truth comes out and the case is solved. Livietta has a moment of clarity and does something very kind.

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Caption 28 [it]: E insomma, è andata così.
Caption 28 [en]: And basically, that's how it went.

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Sposami - EP 5 - Part 18

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The male strip show is about to start but Spartacus can't make it. Who can take his place? Meanwhile, at the bachelor party, Nora can't help listening to the conversation among the married men.

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Caption 66 [it]: sì, insomma, Ugo mi ha tradita,
Caption 66 [en]: Yes, basically, Ugo cheated on me,

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Pomodori Vulcanici - Pomodori del Vesuvio - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This land is not only good for cultivating grapes for wine, but also the special piennolo tomatoes, that keep for several months.

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Caption 18 [it]: per fare vini, insomma, di qualità superiore.
Caption 18 [en]: for making wines, in short, of superior quality.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Guido Crepax's son Antonio talks about the day Antonio Custra was killed in May of 1977, during an armed demonstration in Milan. This was during the so-called anni di piombo (years of lead), a period of social turmoil, political violence and upheaval that lasted from the late 1960s until the late 1980s, marked by a wave of both far-left and far-right incidents of political terrorism and violent clashes. Many demonstrators were arrested, but Antonio Crepax managed not to get loaded onto a paddy wagon.

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Caption 40 [it]: per cui è, è un armadio magico, insomma, diciamo.
Caption 40 [en]: so it's, it's a magic wardrobe, basically, shall we say.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Crepax loved playing at battles and would change the outcomes, using his friends to fine-tune the moves. He had some famous personalities as willing participants in the games, too.

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Caption 27 [it]: ma insomma, si serviva dei suoi amici,
Caption 27 [en]: but basically, he used his friends

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I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone - S1EP3 Vicini - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lojacono hasn't seen his daughter in a year, and would like to catch up. She has something to tell him, but doesn't say a whole lot more. Meanwhile, another crime has been committed in the city.

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Caption 44 [it]: ma insomma... -Papà, non ti preoccupare,
Caption 44 [en]: but come on... -Dad, don't worry,

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Besides his much better known activity as a graphic artist, Crepax was a keen wargamer and wargame designer and collector of paper soldiers, drawn by himself.

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Caption 55 [it]: nel, nel mentre dorme, eccetera eccetera, insomma.
Caption 55 [en]: in, while he sleeps, et cetera, et cetera, in short.

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Sposami - EP 5 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Roberto is worried about how Ugo is acting. Manrico is trying to get Melody to go out with him. The bride-to-be shows up at the workshop with her girlfriends who want to plan a bachelorette party for her.

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Caption 17 [it]: Insomma, io ho paura adesso.
Caption 17 [en]: In short, I'm afraid now.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

One of Crepax's techniques is to use the details of everyday life to build his stories and provide context. We even see the titles of the books in Valentina's bookcase.

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Caption 8 [it]: in calzamaglia, insomma, ancora, ancora incerta,
Caption 8 [en]: in bodysuits, in short, still, still uncertain,

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Sposami - EP 5 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Nora is back, and as an excuse for keeping her distance, she uses the ruse Melody planned to employ with Giampi. But all this has to go on the back burner because there are new potential clients waiting downstairs.

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Caption 27 [it]: insomma, io frequento un'altra persona già da un po'.
Caption 27 [en]: basically, I have been seeing another person for a while, now.

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Among the pages of the comic strip, family members find familiar objects, drawings, and personal information from their everyday life. Although Valentina was a figment of Crepax's imagination, she was also an integral part of his family.

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Caption 10 [it]: Insomma, il successo fu molto grande,
Caption 10 [en]: All in all, the was a huge success,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 21

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla has to leave the school without being seen by the two men who are following her. In discussing the case with Berardi, she realizes there is only one person who can help exonerate her so the two of them pay this person a visit.

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Caption 13 [it]: Insomma, mi capisci, no?
Caption 13 [en]: In short, you understand me, right?

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I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone - S1EP2 Rabbia - Part 21

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Giacinta and her friends narrate their version of the events surrounding the murder of Ramaglia and Capuano to the whole team of Pizzofalcone. Palma goes to see his superior to assess the situation.

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Caption 27 [it]: Insomma, il merito è di tutte e quattro
Caption 27 [en]: Basically, the credit goes to all four of us

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Valentina's success coincided with the beginnings of feminist movements in Italy. She depicted a woman who was strong and independent, who could do anything a man could do, a departure from the stereotype of the Italian housewife.

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Caption 33 [it]: Lo usa per ottenere piacere e questo, insomma, è un bel passaggio.
Caption 33 [en]: She uses it to obtain pleasure and this, basically, is a nice journey.

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