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Due critici discutono di un documentario

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Due conduttori di un podcast sul cinema condividono le loro opinioni su un nuovo documentario su giovani musicisti.

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Opinioni e significati impliciti

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What is the documentary about?
- a) A music school in a big city
- b) A youth orchestra in a small mountain town
- c) The career of a famous conductor
- d) A town that builds a new concert hall
What does Aiko mean when she says she checked her watch more than once?
- a) She was late for another appointment
- b) She was worried about missing the ending
- c) She felt the film was too long
- d) She was timing the scenes for the podcast
What does Leo particularly admire about the film?
- a) The time and patience the director put into it
- b) Its short running time
- c) The professional actors in it
- d) The way it was filmed in a studio
What is Aiko's criticism of the middle section?
- a) It is confusing
- b) It has poor sound
- c) It is not relevant to the story
- d) It goes on for too long
How does Leo defend the middle section?
- a) He says it shows the whole community taking part
- b) He says it is the funniest part of the film
- c) He says the director had no other choice
- d) He says it is shorter than Aiko thinks
What is Aiko's opinion of the way the conductor is shown?
- a) She is shown too negatively
- b) She seems almost perfect, and the teenagers get too little attention
- c) She does not appear enough in the film
- d) She is the most interesting person in the film
How does Leo respond to Aiko's view of the conductor?
- a) He agrees completely
- b) He says Aiko has misunderstood the film
- c) He disagrees but accepts that her view is reasonable
- d) He changes the subject because he is annoyed
What do both presenters agree about?
- a) The film should be shorter
- b) The final concert is excellent
- c) The conductor is presented fairly
- d) The film deserves the same score

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The film lasts two hours and ___ minutes.
The director spent almost ___ years with the young musicians.
In the middle section, the town raises money to buy a ___.
At the final concert, the youngest ___ plays a solo.
Aiko gives the film ___ out of ten.
The documentary is in cinemas from ___.

Soluzioni

Opinioni e significati impliciti

b) A youth orchestra in a small mountain townLeo dice che Sixty Strings parla di un'orchestra giovanile in una piccola città di montagna.
c) She felt the film was too longLei cita per prima la durata. Guardare spesso l'orologio fa pensare che tu voglia che qualcosa finisca.
a) The time and patience the director put into itGli è piaciuta molto la pazienza della regista e dice che si sente il lungo tempo che ha passato con i musicisti.
d) It goes on for too longAmmette che è importante per la storia, ma dice che avrebbe potuto essere facilmente la metà.
a) He says it shows the whole community taking partDice che la sezione mostra come tutta la città si coinvolga.
b) She seems almost perfect, and the teenagers get too little attentionAiko dice che il direttore d'orchestra appare quasi perfetto e che avrebbe voluto sentire di più i ragazzi.
c) He disagrees but accepts that her view is reasonableLui non la vedeva affatto così, ma capisce perché lei possa vederla in quel modo.
b) The final concert is excellentAiko dice che sono sicuramente d'accordo sul concerto finale e Leo dice di aver avuto le lacrime agli occhi.

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twenty / 20Aiko dice che il film dura due ore e venti minuti.
three / 3Leo dice che ha passato quasi tre anni con loro.
busLa lunga parte centrale riguarda la raccolta di fondi per comprare un autobus.
cellist / cello playerIl cinema è rimasto in silenzio quando la violoncellista più giovane ha suonato il suo assolo.
six / 6Aiko gli dà un sei perché aveva bisogno di un montaggio più rigoroso.
FridayLeo dice che esce nei cinema da venerdì.

Trascrizione

Leo: Welcome back to Frame by Frame. This week, Aiko and I have both seen Sixty Strings, the new documentary about a youth orchestra in a small mountain town. Aiko, first impressions?

Aiko: Mixed, to be honest. The subject is wonderful, and some scenes are genuinely moving. But at two hours and twenty minutes, let's just say I checked my watch more than once.

Leo: Really? I was completely absorbed. What I loved was how patient the director is. She spent almost three years with these young musicians, and you can feel it, because after the first few minutes nobody seems to be performing for the camera.

Aiko: I agree the access is remarkable. My problem is the middle section. There's a long stretch about the town raising money to buy a bus, and while it matters to the story, it could easily have been half as long.

Leo: Fair point, although I'd say that section shows how the whole town gets involved. The scene where the baker sells cakes outside the school to pay for the tyres is one of my favourites.

Aiko: That's true, and it's a lovely moment. My other reservation is the way the conductor, Petra Albescu, is presented. She comes across as almost perfect, and I'd have liked to hear more from the teenagers themselves.

Leo: Interesting. I didn't see it that way at all, but I can understand why you might.

Aiko: Where we definitely agree is the final concert. The sound recording is superb, and the whole cinema went completely silent when the youngest cellist played her solo.

Leo: I'll confess I had tears in my eyes. So, scores out of ten?

Aiko: I'll give it a six. Beautifully made, but it needed a stricter editor.

Leo: And a nine from me. It's in cinemas from Friday, so, listeners, go and decide for yourselves.