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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Saverio Marconi talks about the job of an actor. Nanni Moretti tells of an embarrassing moment on the set of a movie he was making with the Taviani brothers. Vittorio and Paolo Taviani talk about why they shot Caesar Must Die in black and white.

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Caption 47 [it]: perché, insomma, le, le cose che racconta son quelle nostre:
Caption 47 [en]: because, basically, the, the things that he recounts are our own:

Warmup Workout

Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In the present, Domenico is describing his life in Rome to his audience. There are flashbacks to the reality of those times.

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Caption 15 [it]: 'na mesata [un mese], insomma. Più è, meglio è.
Caption 15 [en]: about a month, basically. The longer, the better.

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Sposami - EP 2 - Part 23

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Nora is at the hospital and has a little heart-to-heart talk with the skating instructor Danilo had kissed. Ugo, upon hearing the news, rushes to Nora's side.

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Caption 36 [it]: Insomma, non hai raccontato che Cecilia
Caption 36 [en]: I mean, you didn't tell him that Cecilia

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 15

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The Taviani brothers, as well as others in the filmmaking world, talk about what acting means, and how each actor brings something different to telling the story.

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Caption 46 [it]: Dall'altra, come, insomma, come uomini,
Caption 46 [en]: But on the other hand, as, basically, as men,

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La Ladra - EP. 12 - Come ai vecchi tempi - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Andreina knows her herbs, so Eva has to come clean about her special recipes. The girls then go off to Cusimano's house to carry out their plan.

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Caption 28 [it]: Cioè, insomma, la fidanzata americana di mio figlio è incinta
Caption 28 [en]: I mean, basically, my son's American girlfriend is pregnant

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COVID-19 - 6) La guarigione

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

It was a tough 72 days, but, as the title suggests, the family recovered, luckily. They think back on their time in isolation and what it felt like to come out the other side. Their story even made it into a local newspaper.

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Caption 2 [it]: Insomma, è stato [sic: stata] davvero una rinascita per lui,
Caption 2 [en]: Basically, for him it was really like coming back to life,

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Fratelli Taviani - La passione e l'utopia - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Isabelle Huppert talks (in French) about the craziness of the film and the Taviani brothers talk about the character of their male protagonist and why they set the film in Tuscany, even though the story is German.

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Caption 14 [it]: invece della passione, insomma, dell'uomo,
Caption 14 [en]: instead, of passion, in short, of man.

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La Ladra - EP. 12 - Come ai vecchi tempi - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lorenzo takes Groucho to see Dante on the boat and they talk about this and that. Eva is busy at the restaurant preparing the dishes for the party when the girls show up.

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Caption 33 [it]: Tutto bene? -Eh, insomma,
Caption 33 [en]: Everything all right? -Well, not exactly.

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico does his audition in front of the movie camera. Then he has to figure out how to make enough money to pay for his room and board. His new friend Riccardo gives him a couple of important tips.

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Caption 7 [it]: suono la fisarmonica, la chitarra, insomma, canto pure.
Caption 7 [en]: I play the accordion, the guitar, basically, I also sing.

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La Ladra - EP. 12 - Come ai vecchi tempi - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lorenzo is working hard at winning Malù's heart back again. He has a talk with his Mom about Dante. Eva gets an anonymous package, hoping it's from Dante.

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Caption 19 [it]: Ecco... magari non sono affari miei, però, insomma...
Caption 19 [en]: Well... maybe it's none of my business, but, basically...

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COVID-19 - 4) Gli effetti sul corpo

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Coronavirus affects people in different ways. Marino and Giuditta share their experiences and recount what they did on their own, to try to get better.

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Caption 26 [it]: Insomma, per finire il periodo di isolamento
Caption 26 [en]: Basically, to end the period of isolation,

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Volare - La grande storia di Domenico Modugno - Ep. 1 - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Domenico goes to the Experimental Center where there is a sea of candidates waiting their turns to go in and take the entrance exam. He meets a friendly guy named Riccardo Pazzaglia. He also meets a girl who is rather nervous and feeling insecure.

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Caption 10 [it]: se vuoi Mimì, Mimmo, insomma, vedi tu.
Caption 10 [en]: if you want, Mimì, Mimmo, basically, you choose.

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La Ladra - EP. 12 - Come ai vecchi tempi - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The girls discuss the plan. By now, they know what their options are. Groucho shows up, and Eva takes some decisive action.

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Caption 9 [it]: insomma, sono facilmente individuabili.
Caption 9 [en]: In short, they are easily identifiable.

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COVID-19 - 3) La quarantena

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Giuditta and Marino give us details about what life was like in isolation. Challenging for sure, but with some good aspects, too!

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Caption 20 [it]: Insomma, questo evidentemente non è bastato.
Caption 20 [en]: In short, evidently, this was not enough.

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Sposami - EP 2 - Part 18

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Nora discovers that Ugo is taking skating lessons on his own. She meets up with Cecilia to choose some wedding accessories, but clearly, Cecilia is distracted and finally confides in Nora about her feelings. Naturally, Nora compares every relationship to the one she has or had with Ugo.

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Caption 70 [it]: Insomma, ci si sorregge e si viene sorretti a vicenda.
Caption 70 [en]: Basically, we support each other and are, in turn, supported.

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