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41) Umberto D
Series
Criterion collection volume 201
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
Italiano
Description
Follow Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone, except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization.
Author
Series
Great courses. Literature and language. Language learning volume course 2858
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn to speak Italian and explore the passion and brilliance of Italian culture with a grand tour of the country's 20 regions.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Begin with a preview of the content of the series, as you will study the Italian language within the cultural context of Italy's 20 geographic regions. Learn about vowels and consonants in Italian, and important principles of pronunciation. Study the subject pronouns, the verbs essere and stare (both meaning "to be"), daily greetings, and practice the elements of a simple conversation.
Author
Publisher
Blue Dot Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A tiny seed finds itself lost in the world, but with care from the Sky, Earth, and Sun it grows up to be a beautiful apple tree. When the tree meets a bird in need of help, it offers its branches as shelter and shows little readers the magic of being cared for and taking care. This comforting tale celebrates the harmonious relationship between birds and trees, reveals the quiet wonder of our ecosystems, and helps little readers appreciate the care...
47) Stromboli
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"After World War II, a Lithuanian refugee marries a simple Italian fisherman she meets in a prisoner of war camp and accompanies him back to his isolated village on an island off the coast of Sicily. Cut off from the world, she finds herself crumbling emotionally, but she is destined for a dramatic epiphany"--Container.
48) Whereabouts
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies--her first in nearly a decade. Exuberance and dread, attachment and estrangement: in this novel, Jhumpa Lahiri stretches her themes to the limit. The woman at the center wavers between stasis and movement, between the need to belong and the refusal to form lasting ties. The city she calls home, an engaging backdrop to her days, acts as a confidant:...
Author
Publisher
Blue Dot Kids Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"As weather patterns change and our global community is affected every day by climate change, we often wonder what we can do to fight it. In Our World Out of Balance, children will understand how climate change affects people across the globe. With simple and well-organized descriptions and brightly colored illustrations, each chapter includes positive initiatives already taking place as well as tips on how kids can pitch in and help out s will be...
50) Europe '51
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
Italiano
Description
Ingrid Bergman plays a wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite racked by guilt over the shocking death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life, she decides to devote her time and money to the city's poor and sick. Her newfound, single-minded activism leads to conflicts with her husband and questions about her sanity.
51) 8 1/2
Series
Criterion collection volume 140
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©1963
Language
Italiano
Description
Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his inspiration in the midst of making a film.
52) Gregory's Girl
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new 2K restoration of the second feature from the director of Local Hero, Bill Forsyth. Sixteen year old Gregory is an awkward, gangly Scottish lad who is in the midst of the throngs of puberty. The object of his affection is Dorothy, despite or in part because she is a talented striker who took his place on the school's boys' football team, he now demoted to distracted goalkeeper. Gregory tries to insinuate himself as much as possible in her life...
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Jhumpa Lahiri decided to read exclusively in Italian, a language she had studied for many years, her life as a reader - and writer - took a surprising turn. Complete immersion in this rich literary heritage brought fresh insight and unexpected freedom. This collection brings together forty writers that have shaped her love of the Italian language and profound appreciation for its literature. More than half of the stories featured in this volume...
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