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- Four films adapted from books by Marcel Pagnol: La Gloire de mon Pere Le Château de ma Mere Jean de Florette Manon des Sources The first two are an adaptation from the eponymous books, as well as Le Temps des Secrets (and perhaps a fourth book I don't recall at the moment). These are his remembrances of his childhood shortly after the turn of the 20th century. All of the books are highly engaging reading. The last two are a series, taken from the eponymous books; watch them in that order.0 votedJune 7, 20100
- Becca, the use of gender in language goes very deep in language history. It is intrinsic to both ancient Greek and Latin, and ancient Hebrew has it as well. In that sense English is something of an exception in dropping it. I don't know enough of the old Anglo-Saxon to know if it used gender. I well understand your preoccupation with remembering the correct gender. Yes, it is important. And yes, you will make mistakes. :) That is okay; keep going. Since gender is not part of how native English speakers think, we must acquire it, and that takes time and sometimes demanding focus. If it is of comfort, I occasionally hear native Italian speakers correct themselves on gender in mid-sentence. One source for excellent listening practice is the podcasts of the RAI, the Italian national radio network, at http://www.rai.it/. I have a number of programs that I follow. A good podcast summary page for RAI3 is http://www.radio3.rai.it/dl/radio3/Page-ddd8f97e-d1a5-4a0f-94a0-9db44bd29c68.html. There are of course other channels that may be of more interest to you.0 votedFebruary 18, 20100
- Azzardo una risposta, aspettando sempre i commenti di chi è madrelingua. Credo che "modistico" abbia a che fare con la moda, quindi in questo contesto si tratta non solo di una raffigurazione anatomica ma anche nello stesso tempo stilistico, come se fosse di moda. Ti sembra giusto questo?0 votedFebruary 17, 20100
- Estella, "volto" (il participio passato di volgere) in questo senso ha il significato di tendere verso una specifica direzione, verso una certa delineazione delle cose, un certo punto di vista, ecc. In questo caso vuol dire che Cézanne tende a dipingere in modo che rappresenti una profondità illusoria e contradittoria. Tutto chiaro?0 votedFebruary 16, 20100

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