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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Just as in Cubist art, Crepax would design his figures to be seen from various points of view simultaneously. Sometimes he would use small windows to attract attention rather than making them larger.

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Caption 35 [it]: È disturbante come un quadro, un taglio di Fontana,
Caption 35 [en]: She's disturbing like a painting, a "taglio" [cut] by Fontana,

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Viewer Discretion Advised

Michele finishes his painting of Fillide and they have a moment to get to know each other better.

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Caption 25 [it]: No, aspetta, prima voglio fare un altro quadro.
Caption 25 [en]: No, wait, first I want to do another painting.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 18

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Viewer Discretion Advised

Caravaggio (as he begins calling himself) and Ranuccio play real tennis. Who's going to win?

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Caption 27 [it]: ha pagato duecento scudi per un tuo quadro.
Caption 27 [en]: paid two hundred scudi for a painting of yours.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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We learn of the death of Francesco Cenci from a conversation between the Cardinal and one of his guests. Michele arrives too, at a reception, where his latest painting is on display. He makes an impression as someone who speaks his mind.

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Caption 35 [it]: Il vostro quadro è magnifico.
Caption 35 [en]: Your painting is magnificent.

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Caravaggio - EP1 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

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Michele and Mario are having a hard time. But Michele can't bring himself to paint things he doesn't believe in, even at the risk of going hungry.

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Caption 41 [it]: Oppure fammi un quadro.
Caption 41 [en]: Or else make me a painting.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 18

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Elena goes to see Giuseppe together with little Antonio. She notices right away that the apartment is empty. At the hospital, one of Mussolini's federal agents is visiting and gives Moscati some troubling news.

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Caption 2 [it]: Qua c'era quel quadro così bello.
Caption 2 [en]: Here, there was that painting that was so nice.

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Non è mai troppo tardi - EP 2 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto goes home to share the news with his family. They're watching TV and ignore him, which tells him all he needs to know. The next day he goes to the RAI studios, where he finds a whole different world.

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Caption 13 [it]: un bellissimo quadro dal soggetto mitologico.
Caption 13 [en]: a very beautiful painting of a mythological scene.

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La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 15

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

If two important works of Piero's survived the bombings during World War II, it was due to the efforts of art historians and restorers such as Ugo Procacci. In addition to the Resurrection, a wonderful painting of the Virgin Mary as she was expecting a child, "La Madonna del Parto" was saved and is now housed in the museum in Monterchi, Arezzo.

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Caption 30 [it]: e si chiede: "Quel quadro meraviglioso,
Caption 30 [en]: and wonders: "That wonderful picture,

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP 4 Buon Compleanno Maria - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Libero is looking for a birthday present for Maria. Giacinto, trying to be helpful, stops by with a friend who has a briefcase full of jewelry from Russia to sell. Will Libero have learned his lesson after the pillow affair?

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Caption 25 [it]: Se [romanesco: si] compra tutto, dal quadro impressionista
Caption 25 [en]: One can buy everything, from an impressionist painting

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La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We take a look at the details of Piero's Resurrezione, details we might not notice by looking at the painting as a whole. Why is Christ not dressed in white? Is there something special about the countryside in the background? The answers are fascinating.

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Caption 50 [it]: È un quadro religioso, ma è anche
Caption 50 [en]: It is a religious picture, but it is also

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La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The host describes the fascinating story of a British army captain who, during World War II, happened to have read Aldous Huxley's words (quoted in the previous segment), and remembered them just in time.

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Caption 33 [it]: c'è il più bel quadro del mondo.
Caption 33 [en]: there was the most beautiful picture in the world.

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Marika spiega - Verbo tenere - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here's the last segment about the verb tenere where Marika provides several expressions using the verb. In some cases, we can use "to keep" and "to hold" when translating, but not always.

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Caption 41 [it]: "Questo chiodo tiene bene, possiamo appendere il quadro".
Caption 41 [en]: "This nail is holding nicely. We can hang the painting."

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 3 - S3EP4 Lo stagno del ranocchio - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto tells Nilde about Gemma, and their conversation calms down. Libero goes to the health center as a patient, but Guido isn't all that convinced there is something wrong with him. Cettina goes to the supermarket and is approached by the "frog" from the yogurt counter.

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Caption 43 [it]: però mi sembra un quadro un pochi' [pochino]... -Sì, ma aspetta un attimo,
Caption 43 [en]: but it seems like a picture a little bit... -Yes, but wait a moment,

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Meraviglie - S2 EP3 - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata is one of the largest private residences in all of Noto. Built in the eighteenth century in Baroque style, it was the urban residence of the noble Nicolaci family. Its splendid Baroque balconies, together with the façade of the Church of Montevergine, contribute to creating one of the most characteristic corners of all Noto.

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Caption 4 [it]: Sembra quasi di entrare in un quadro.
Caption 4 [en]: It almost seems like entering into a painting.

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Sposami - EP 4 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The bathtub is too uncomfortable and creepy for Ugo, so he climbs into Nora's bed and falls asleep. In the morning, she's rather surprised, and none too happy. Ugo goes to see Roberto. Nora talks to the roofing contractor.

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Caption 71 [it]: È vero, è soltanto per avere un quadro completo della situazione, ecco.
Caption 71 [en]: It's true, it's just to have a full picture of the situation, that's all.

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