Rai 2 Cuts Ending of 'The Da Vinci Code' Film
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On Monday evening, Italian TV channel Rai 2 broadcast the film 'The Da Vinci Code'. But the film's broadcast did not go as planned.
Rai 2 cut off the ending of the movie before it finished. The channel needed to start another program on time, called 'Il processo del lunedì', a sports show about football.
Many viewers were left frustrated because they never got to see how the film ended. Cutting a film's climax is unusual and upset a lot of people watching at home.
According to Rai 2, the problem happened because of a technical error. This means a mistake in the broadcasting system, not a deliberate decision.
The schedule for the evening required the next show to begin at a fixed time, so the film was interrupted before its conclusion.
The director of the channel later gave a public apology for the mistake. He acknowledged that viewers had missed an important part of the film.
This kind of incident can damage the reputation of a TV channel, since audiences expect programs to run smoothly and completely.
It is not clear if Rai 2 will show the ending of the film again or find another way to make it up to viewers.
Vocabulary10 words
- broadcast
- to show something on TV
- climax
- the most exciting or important part of a story
- technical error
- a mistake caused by a machine or system
- schedule
- a plan of times for programs
- apology
- words said to show you are sorry
- reputation
- what people think about someone or something
- frustrated
- feeling upset because something did not work well
- interrupted
- stopped before it was finished
- conclusion
- the end of a story
- acknowledged
- admitted or said that something was true
Quiz
Answer key
1. The ending of the film was cut off 2. There was a technical error 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
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On Monday evening, Italian TV channel Rai 2 _____ the film 'The Da Vinci Code'. But the film's broadcast did not go as _____.
Rai 2 cut off the _____ of the movie before it finished. The channel needed to start another program on time, called 'Il processo del lunedì', a sports show about football.
Many viewers were left _____ because they never got to see how the film ended. Cutting a film's climax is _____ and upset a lot of people watching at home.
According to Rai 2, the problem happened because of a _____ error. This means a mistake in the broadcasting system, not a deliberate decision.
The _____ for the evening required the next show to begin at a fixed time, so the film was interrupted before its conclusion.
The director of the channel later gave a public _____ for the mistake. He acknowledged that viewers had missed an important part of the film.