Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Irene is not so sure Marioni's car crash was really an accident, and the two talk frankly. Meanwhile, Robbo's sister Chiara has an asthma attack, and Robbo calls their father.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Marioni has an intimate moment with Irene and lets her know how important she is to him, whispering the lyrics to "Senza fine" by Gino Paoli. At the conservatory, the orchestra is ready to go onstage for the concert, where, presumably, everyone will play from memory. Matteo's uncle and friend are in the audience, but Nathan hasn't invited anyone. Sara is nervous.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
Marioni introduces an unusual concert, in which he gives up conducting the orchestra to accommodate a visually impaired musician. The orchestra is arranged among the audience, and the musicians will perform without visual references, relying exclusively on their ears.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
With the lights dimmed, the conservatory orchestra gives a moving performance of the famous piece known as Adagio di Albinoni. As they play, Marioni listens, and his emotions take him back in time to relive his daughter's bicycle accident and aftermath.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
The evening is a huge success, but not everyone is elated. Marioni has come to the conclusion that his daughter's death was his fault, Matteo's uncle has a somewhat disturbing conversation with one of Matteo's schoolmates, and Domenico tries to talk to Barbara.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Tuscan
Natale tends his vegetable garden and tries to save his strawberry plants from the neighbor's chickens.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
Italy Tuscan
Natale is proud of his fava beans, which he plans to harvest in time for the holiday family gathering on May first. Other featured produce includes artichokes and wild asparagus.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy
A small town in Tuscany has adopted an unusual method of garbage collection! It's a way of integrating workers with special needs into the work force, and allowing them to have more than just a job. A video by Moira Volterrani
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
Italians have adopted the English term "coworking" to denote a group of independent professionals working in the same space. In her short documentary Moira Volterrani takes us to visit The Talent Garden (Tag) of Pisa.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Italy Tuscan
In this sustainable "eco-village" everyone does their part: people, animals, sun, and rain. The pay off is a non-monetary kind of wealth. A documentary by Moira Volterrani.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Based on a true story, this film takes place in Scampia, a poor, crowded suburb just outside Naples. Having one of the highest rates of unemployment in Italy, the Camorra gets its way with many of the kids from this neighborhood, but Gianni also saves many kids by getting them involved in judo.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
We're taken back to before the shots were fired at the Judo school. We get some background on the school and on Enzo's family.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Nunzia knocks at Enzo's door asking him to help her with her son, Sasà. We get to see a bit more of Sasà's personality, and Toni's.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
There are some special additions to the judo class today.
Difficulty:
Advanced
Italy Neapolitan
Enzo has his hands full with Sasà at the gym. And that's not all.
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