Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Paola makes a quick decision upon meeting Grazia. Karen Bates comes back with some footage for Adriano to look at.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano's new idea is to open a factory in the south of Italy, a very poor part of Italy. Convincing his board is a huge challenge. He takes Karen and her camera around the southern part of the country to scout for locations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano imagines his new factory and describes the layout to Karen. The workers in Dalmasso's factory are not happy about their working conditions and Mauro manages to placate them. Dalmasso notices his skill in dealing with people and has a new idea of a job for him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano's son Roberto has an idea he wants to develop, but Adriano is skeptical, at least at first. But Roberto knows how to tempt his father with good cocoa and this leads to an important meeting. While they are out, they discover that Mauro Barale is running for office.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Karen's report to her superiors about Olivetti's plans prompts some serious spying on his operation by the U.S. Mario Tchou explains his ideas to the new team of young engineers.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano goes to Rome to try and get financing for his project. He is unpleasantly surprised to have to deal with someone he knows very well and with whom he had had a falling out.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The factory in Pozzuoli is a success, but the company has taken financial risks, which may be why Adriano is having nightmares. Dalmasso is closely following Adriano's movements.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The laboratory team is all excited as they come up with some great new innovations. They need more funding, however, and decide to demonstrate the results directly to the board.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Karen continues to do her work for the Americans, spying on Olivetti and the Community Movement. Dalmasso and Mauro are seriously trying to undermine Olivetti's efforts to get elected and to bring him to his knees financially.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
The election results have come out, and they're disappointing. Grazia gives Adriano all her support, and this gives him the hope he needs to push ahead with his dream.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
At the Olivetti home, it's Christmastime, and there's an air of celebration among the members of the extended family. Karen, who is listening in, is engulfed by feelings of nostalgia for her mother.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Christmas dinner is interrupted by a phone call from the plant, where engineers are working. Karen listens in. She then has an ominous meeting with the Americans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Karen sends a clear message to Adriano and they meet. She has something important to tell him.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Mauro gets a political slap in the face. Olivetti is undergoing huge financial challenges and risks going under but Adriano doesn't lose hope.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Adriano is on his way to Switzerland. Before he gets on the train, he exchanges a solemn few words with someone who used to be a friend.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
If the name Olivetti is still known today, it's because Adriano Olivetti made an important contribution to the industry of electronics, but also to the ethics of industry in general.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Africa Unite performs the song "Sotto Pelle" (Under the skin). The group is one of the most important reggae bands on the Italian musical scene.
Difficulty: Advanced
Italy
Africa Unite performs "Andare" (Go). The song is directed to someone who's free, who keeps going and never gives up, never stops.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here's a popular song from the past, all about spring: Mattinata fiorentina (Florentine morning)
Difficulty: Newbie
Italy
“Tu scendi dalle stelle” (You Come Down from the Stars) is undoubtedly one of the best known Italian Christmas carols. The great Alex Baroni sings the carol in a very clear manner. The vocabulary is easy and repetitive. Great for beginners!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alex Britti is a very well-known Italian guitarist and singer. Here, he sings a very personal song, Oggi sono io (Today I'm me). The lyrics are straightforward and easy to grasp.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Italy
Alice's winning entry in the 1981 Sanremo Music Festival, "Per Elisa, (for Elisa)" is performed live in concert in this video. You may even want to sing along with these clear, easy lyrics and catchy tune. The title refers to the name of a woman, but also to the famous piano piece by Beethoven, known as "Für Elise," whose theme can be discerned from time to time in the song.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Lucano
Serena, Milena and Flavia tell us about how they spend their days on the beautiful beach of Maratea. The girls and their friends come to this popular beach on hot summer days as well as on winter days, just to get together and see one another.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy Lucano
Our Maratea friends sing two very famous songs, by two equally famous singers, which continue to be sung by successive generations. We're talking about "Azzurro" [Blue] by Adriano Celentano and "L'italiano" [The Italian] by Toto Cutugno. Have fun listening!
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