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5. A Timeless Movie Star (Fame & Fortune)
Level: Fame & Fortune
This time, the spotlight is on one of the greatest actresses in the history of cinema. Her name is Sophia Loren, a smart and talented actress – and a beautiful woman – who won numerous awards and honors, including two Oscars. Let’s learn all about this true icon of Italian cinema worldwide, and let’s practice lots of useful Italian words and expressions that are sure to take your Italian to the next level. Enjoy!
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Fame & Fortune – Episode #5 – [May 20, 2013]
4. An Indomitable Willpower (Fame & Fortune)
Level: Fame & Fortune
This time, the spotlight is on one of the most extraordinary women in the scientific world, a woman who dedicated her life to scientific research with extraordinary results. Her name is Rita Levi Montalcini, a great scientist who won the Nobel Prize for medicine. Let’s learn all about this incredible woman who had an indomitable will power and the personality of a princess, and let’s practice lots of useful Italian words and expressions that are sure to take your Italian to the next level. Enjoy!
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Fame & Fortune – Episode #4
3. The Ultimate Renaissance Man (Fame & Fortune)
Level: Fame & Fortune
This time, the spotlight is on the ultimate Renaissance Man, one of the greatest if not the greatest genius of all times, Leonardo da Vinci. Let’s learn all about the genius and creativity of a truly wonderful mind, and let’s practice lots of useful Italian words and expressions that are sure to take your Italian to the next level. Enjoy!
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Fame & Fortune – Episode #3
2. The “Maestro” of Modern Cinema (Fame & Fortune)
Level: Fame & Fortune
Federico Fellini, the Oscar-winning “Maestro” who masterfully explored the fantasies and dreams of the human mind, is one of the movie directors who have most influenced the history of modern cinema. Let’s learn all about one of the most creative movie directors of all time, and let’s practice lots of useful Italian words and expressions that you can use in any “real life” conversation in Italian. Enjoy!
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Fame & Fortune – Episode #2
1. The Great Explorer (Fame & Fortune)
Level: Fame & Fortune
Italy has an comprehensive list of famous people who have excelled in all fields imaginable by man. Actors, architects, composers, artists, scientists, engineers, chefs, athletes – you name it! – for each imaginable field there is or there has been a famous Italian. – What is better than celebrating the lives of the men and women who have made Italy famous all over the world while at the same time learning the beautiful Italian language? – And that’s exactly what this new series, Fame & Fortune, is all about. Episode #1 is dedicated to the ultimate explorer, the great traveler Marco Polo. – Enjoy!
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Fame & Fortune – Episode #1 – [NEW SERIES!]
37. No Tipping Necessary (That’s Amore!)
Level: That's Amore!
This news comes all the way from China where a recently opened restaurant is using – unbelievable but true – a robot-waiter to serve customers at the table. The robot-waiter is the invention of the restaurant’s owner, who is a technology enthusiast. Some say that the service of the robot-waiter is quite slow, but everyone agrees that he never complains about the tip! – And so today, let’s learn all about the new incredible robot-waiter, and let’s practice lots of useful Italian words and expressions that are sure to take your Italian to the next level. Enjoy!
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That’s Amore! – Episode #37
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