Italian Syllabus A2 | Journey through the history of Italian cinema.

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Discover the masterpieces of Italian cinema

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If you dream of understanding and discussing masterpieces of the Italian silver screen, this Illustrative Syllabus for the Italian A2 Course is for you!

We will guide you through the history of Italian cinema, from its beginnings to the present day, using film excerpts, interviews and criticism to enrich your vocabulary and consolidate typical A2-level grammatical structures.

Get ready for anauthentic and immersive experience in the world of Italian seventh art, always with the expert and personalized guidance of your teacher

THE 20 STAGES OF YOUR CINEMATIC JOURNEY

Lecture 1-2: The Origins and Silent Cinema.

The First Steps: From Lumière to Italian Silent Cinema

Focus: Introduction to Italian cinema, basic vocabulary (film, director, actor, scene). Review of the near past.
Materials: Short excerpts from Italian silent films (e.g., “Cabiria”).

Lesson 3-5: Neorealism - The Voices of Postwar Italy.

Neorealism: Italy reborn on the silver screen.

Lexicon related to society, war, poverty. Use of the imperfect to describe past situations.

Focus: Use of the imperfect to describe past situations.

Lecture 6-8: La Commedia all'Italiana - bitter laughter

The Italian Comedy: between laughter and reflection

Focus: Lexicon of humor, social criticism. Use of the simple conditional to express opinions and advice.

Lecture 9-11: The Great Masters: Fellini, Antonioni, Visconti

The Masters of Cinema: dreamers, intellectuals and visionaries

Focus: Vocabulary related to art, psychology, dreams. Use of the present subjunctive to express doubts and desires.

Lecture 12-14: The Italian-style detective story and horror (Giallo and Dario Argento)

Italian-style thrills: The giallo and horror auteur

Focus: vocabulary of mystery, fear, investigation. Use of combined pronouns.

Lecture 17-18: The New Italian Cinema (1980s to Today)

Cinema and society: The films that made history

Focus: Political, social, justice vocabulary. Use of the distant past (for historical events).

Lesson 19-20: Your favorite movie and future plans

Contemporary Cinema: new voices and stories of today.

Lexicon of modernity, current daily life. Use of the gerund.

Focus: Expression of preferences, general review of vocabulary and structures A2.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS A2 COURSE

See Italian films without subtitles, understanding plots, dialogues and characters clearly.
Expressing opinions and film criticism in Italian.
Use vocabulary specific to film and criticism.
Improve your fluency and confidence in using A2 grammatical structures.
Experience a deep immersion in the history and culture of Italian cinema, guided by a true expert.

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