Italian Films on RaiPlay Explore Wounded Families and Old Secrets
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RaiPlay is a streaming service in Italy. It shows many Italian films online. Some films are about families with old problems. The past comes back in these stories. People must talk about things they hid before.
One film is called "Il ritorno". The title means "The Return" in English. The film is on Rai Movie. Rai Movie is a TV channel in Italy. Singer Emma Marrone is in the film. She plays a mother. The mother is very brave. People call this kind of mother a "madre coraggio". This means "mother of courage" in Italian.
Emma Marrone is famous in Italy. She sings songs. Now she also acts in films. People say her acting in this film is very good. It is called an intense performance. Intense means very strong feelings.
The film is about family silence. Silence means not talking about something. In the story, old secrets return. The family must face them. This is a common idea in these Italian films on RaiPlay.
Vocabulary15 words
- streaming service
- a website that shows films and shows online
- wounded
- hurt; having pain
- Il ritorno
- the name of a film; means "The Return"
- Rai Movie
- a TV channel in Italy that shows movies
- Emma Marrone
- a famous Italian singer who acts in this film
- madre coraggio
- Italian words for "brave mother"
- intense
- very strong; with big feelings
- silence
- not talking; no words
- secrets
- things people do not tell others
- performance
- how well someone acts in a film
- past
- time before now
- family
- parents, children, and relatives
- film
- a movie
- brave
- not afraid; strong
- story
- the events in a film or book
Quiz
Answer key
1. RaiPlay 2. Emma Marrone 3. True
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RaiPlay is a _____ service in Italy. It shows many Italian _____ online. Some films are about families with old problems. The _____ comes back in these stories. People must talk about things they hid before.
One film is called "Il ritorno". The title means "The Return" in English. The film is on Rai _____. Singer Emma _____ is in the film. She plays a mother. The mother is very _____.
Emma Marrone is famous in Italy. She _____ songs. Now she also acts in films. People say her acting in this film is very good.
The film is about family _____. In the story, old _____ return. The family must face them.