Category Archives: English

Il Postino (in English)

Posted on September 17, 2026 by babbityjean

Two of my favorite Italian films are Cinema Paradiso (1988) and Il Postino (1994).  Both are romantic, tender, sweet…and bittersweet.  Recently, our film group of five women watched Il Postino again, this time on YouTube.  It’s just as good, if … Continue reading →

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Italian Evictions

Posted on April 9, 2024 by babbityjean

There were two very different stories in the Italian news in 2023 of home evictions.  In the first, a 75-year-old woman from Pavia, south of Milan, sued her two sons, aged 40 and 42, to have them removed from her … Continue reading →

Posted in Abitudini, Differenze culturali, English, Foto, Italia, La Gente, Milano, Roma | 1 Comment

The Piccirilli Brothers

Posted on March 21, 2024 by babbityjean

Since probably well before the Renaissance, Italian sculptors were renowned throughout the world for their artistry and skill.  Even in America until the late 1880s, plaster models were shipped to Italy to have them translated into marble by carvers there.  … Continue reading →

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