Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Finally, Ugo gets Nora alone and they are able to talk. Until the talking breaks down, that is. Once again Roberto, their lawyer, finds himself in the middle of things.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Michele goes back home after his mother dies and there, he spends some time with his childhood friend, Costanza Colonna. He tells her about his plans to go to Rome, the artistic center of the universe.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Margherita Hack spent some time in politics and was also an entrepreneur at times. But she had a lot of fun, too. On the panel with Camilleri, the author of the Montalbano stories, they all come out (in unison) with the famous introduction Montalbano sono (Montalbano, I am). Putting the verb at the end is typical of Sicily, where the story takes place. Otherwise, it would be Sono Montalbano (I'm Montalbano) or, on the phone, "This is Montalbano."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
As he had promised Cloe, Giuseppe continues to look for her little boy, with little success. Some children he treats aren't really ill, they're just not getting enough to eat. Italy enters the war. Some doctors go to the front, others stay behind.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Ciccio and Libero are watching TV when Alberto comes to ask about his tee shirt, and the doorbell rings. It's someone about the dog. Lele goes to Irene's place to talk to her.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Renzo and Camilla discuss this new development. He is very suspicious and worried. Camilla, as usual, wants to handle things on her own. She goes down to police headquarters the next day.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
From the phone records, Imma discovers phone calls received by Bruno but the number doesn't seem to exist. Calogiuri indeed gets a phone call from Paolo in Bari.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
The team goes to search Capuano's home and then they go to the club to get more information about him. That leads them to a boxing club.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
We have hunted down a video recipe for the dish Letizia serves Lojacono at her trattoria in I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone. With its simple ingredients and preparation, we hope you'll try it sometime! The recipe is likely Neapolitan and its name has to do with shoemakers!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Pimpa goes ice skating with some friends. She even finds some food in the middle of the sea. Armando is skeptical.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The bride to be comes to the atelier to choose her wedding dress. Nora tries to prevent the others at the workshop from making the same gaffe she did, but they aren't necessarily familiar with the French word. Ugo shows up too, and tries to talk to Nora.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Marika shares with us some very useful expressions using il naso (the nose) and the sense of smell, called l'olfatto in Italian.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Michele manages to find a home for his painting, and receives something in exchange. Still at Maestro Simone's workshop, he grows up into a man and ends up trying to defend a young apprentice from being abused as he had been.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Margherita Hack was a scientist and communicator, but she also expressed her opinions about attualità (current events). Part of this segment features a panel discussion she held with author Andrea Camilleri, best known for his novels about Inspector Montalbano that became a popular TV series.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Italy
As her condition worsens, Cloe tells Giuseppe about the child she had abandoned, and makes him promise to find him.
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