Italian Videos & Media

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What better way could there be to learn Italian while waiting out the cold winter, than to curl up under a duvet and hot chocolate in hand... watching movies! That is, of course, second best to actually going to Italy, to escape the winter!

In either case, here we hope to guide you through the process of choosing the right movies and even just the difficult task of finding dvds that have language audio and subtitle options on them! We've done all the brain-numbing search work for you and found a great source for Dvds with lots of language options.

Starting February the 21st, and each weekend since then, we have revealed a unique 50% discount voucher/coupon code for each one of our 10 DVD guides, which were promised to be released April 30th!

Hopefully you've been among the ones collecting the voucher codes, so you can get the most out of this new language learning tool! Even if you haven't, don't worry, they are very affordable!

Here is a preview of what each DVD guide generally contains, within the average 12-15 pages:

Table of Contents

Introduction

Why use DVD's to learn and teach languages?
Where can you find DVD's with different language options?
LLL Disclaimer

Instructions on use of the DVD guide and exercises

Movie Vocabulary

Language Learning Activities:
First Things First: Sound Only, Guess What's Next
Been There, Scene It: Sound Off, Freeze Frame, Monologs, Dialogues for 2

Language Learning Activities by chronological order/running time in the film

Bonus material (for teachers of English): Idiomatic Expressions

...And here are the long awaited DVD guides, ready for instant download thanks to E-junkie and Paypal! Click on the Add-to-cart button if you want a DVD guide, and use the Buy and Rent buttons to search for a DVD with the language options that are best for you, as well as the right region DVD!

Film	Dubbed Languages Available	Subtitled Languages Available	LOVEFILM	DVDgo	YesAsia	LLL DVD Guides: $4.99 each
Babe 1995 Rating:G/U	Italian and others	Italian and others			----
12 Angry Men 1957 Rating:G/U	Italian and others	Italian and others
Glenn Miller Story 1953 Rating:G/U	Italian and others	Italian and others	---- ----
Remains of the Day 1993 Rating G/U	Italian and others	Italian and others			----
Out of Towners 1970 Rating:G/U	Italian and others	Italian and others	---- ----		----
Sandlot 1993 Rating:PG	Italian and others	Italian and others			----
Inspector Gadget 1999 Rating:G/U	Italian and others	Italian and others
Truman Show 1998 Rating:PG	Italian and others	Others	---- ----

The DVD guides we've created will help you apply the methodology to the individual movies above, letting you know which scenes to use which activities for, etc.

Using our more generic tips and instructions on our Videos page you can also easily teach yourself any language using Dvds.

Here are more movies below that we can suggest, also available with Italian dubbing and Italian subtitles, but that we have not created DVD guides for yet. But we're soon to we're sure!

Here is a table of classic and well known films that a learner could watch, and if possible, obtain in DVD format so as to be able to use English subtitles to learn the dialogues, etc.

Title	Year	Rating
Life Is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella)	1998	PG-13
Bread and Tulips (Pane e Tulipani)	2000	PG-13
The Postman (Il Postino)	1995	PG
I Vitelloni	1953	Unrated
I Fidanzati	1963	Unrated
La Strada	1954	PG

Internet Freebies:

BBC.co.uk Italian videos are included among the countless free language learning resources on the BBC website. These videos can really help cement new vocabulary into one's memory.

To watch Italian language films and programs online for free check this website out!

To watch our favorite Italian film, La Vita e Bella (Life is Beautiful) just go to this website. You're Italian will have to be up to good scratch though because there are no English subtitles there!

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