Italian Language Sufferers: Try a Fellini Movie!


Looking for a fun and silly way to learn that first Italian song? Before you get down to the homework-drudgery of translating word by word to English, try first to get a better sense of the Italian language in an enjoyable way. Look up the movie “La dolce vita” on YouTube.

This Fellini movie is a charmer, justly famous, and substantially in Italian. Most of the clips of it on YouTube kindly provide English subtitles. See if you can pick up a few Italian phrases while having the pleasure of watching an entertaining movie.

An Italian Language Adventure

This interesting scene of two lovers quarreling provides a heavy dose of rapid-fire Italian. It’s very entertaining! By the end, you may catch a few words that you actually understand. Good luck!

Philosophical Musings

Some philosophy here. Can you figure out what they’re saying? Sounds interesting…

Iconic Moments

Be sure not to miss that famous scene of the lovers walking through the Fontana di Trevi. Enjoy!

The Grand Finale

Our next selection is the final scene. Something about innocence and youth? You be the judge!