Category Archives: Italia

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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Sfratti italiani

Posted on April 9, 2024 by babbityjean

Riporto due molto diverse storie sugli sfratti italiani nel corso del 2023.   Nella prima, una donna di settantacinque anni di Pavia, città a sud di Milano, ha fatto causa ai suoi due figli, di 40 e 42 anni, sfrattandoli da … 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 →

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