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.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This is the final installment of the documentary dedicated to the Taviani brothers. It concludes as they do some location scouting in the marvelous old city of Montepulciano for Maraviglioso Boccaccio (Wondrous Boccaccio), a 2015 film. Vittorio Taviani died in 2015 at the age of 88, and Paolo is 89 and still making films.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Fulvio and Fabia take turns reading an extract from the book, Crimine infinito (Infinite Crime). The novel is based on the true story of a soccer player who gets involved in the 'Ndrangheta, the Calabrian organized crime syndicate.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
We're at a police station, where the printer is acting up and a phone call comes in from a patrol car. We also hear what happens after the soccer game when the president of the Teramo Calcio comes to congratulate the team.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy
Inspector Barreca gets to where the Italo-Australian has been stopped and fiddles with something without being seen. In the locker room of the stadium, Del Vento enjoys his victory shower, a moment he always looks forward to. Then he sets out towards Calabria to visit some relatives.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Tex Willer is the main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex, first published in Italy in 1948. The series is an Italian take on the American Old West.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
What kind of guy was Tex? For the most part, he was tutto d'un pezzo (a straight shooter). But sometimes it would depend on who was writing the story.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
It's fascinating to see where the idea of Tex Willer came from and how it evolved. We get to know the creators, Gianluigi Bonelli and Aurelio Galleppini (pen name Galep).
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Gianluigi and Sergio Bonelli both wrote Tex stories, but they had different approaches, and their relationship was complex on a personal level. We learn about what inspired the images of the countryside where Tex and Carson would roam.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This segment looks at Tex's son and "pards" (partners). And we get some answers about why he doesn't have a girlfriend.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Tex is a character who resembles his creator, who in turn also has his own points of reference. Let's also see what's behind a Tex cover.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
It was crucial for the different cartoonists to keep to the Tex standard. This meant getting the hats right. There was also an amusing homage on the part of Sergio Bonelli to one of Sergio Leone's "spaghetti westerns."
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
There are stories like the one that talks about Tex's past and others that tell of other characters without overshadowing him. We also see how the comic book format originated and how it has changed over time.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
Sergio Cofferati, former mayor of Bologna, recounts his connection with Tex that began in 1952, when, as a child, the first comic strips read by his uncle deeply fascinated him. This video concludes the episode about Tex.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Italy
This series begins with Diabolik, the greatest criminal of Italian comics or fumetti as they are called because of the "clouds of smoke" (speech bubbles) present in comic strips. Fumo means "smoke." In this segment, various personalities describe the character Diabolik, both the good and the bad.
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