Maria Montessori non fu certo una donna comune. Capace di destare le pi entusiastiche adesioni e le critiche pi malevole, fu oggetto al suo tempo di illazioni, maldicenze, pettegolezzi e, ancor oggi, il suo senso di libertà e le scomode novità del suo pensiero suscitano reazioni contrastanti. Si ripercorrono qui le tappe della sua vita: dagli anni della formazione, segnati dalla difficoltà di essere una delle prime donne medico in Italia, all'esperienza...

The Vocal Paradox is about voice training for speech and song. Voice teacher Anette Nørgaard builds a bridge over the scientific, practical, and artistic skillsets needed to know and use your voice for impactful, expressive, and authentic communication. Anette takes you through her system of voice training which includes: • Basic vocal exercises and functionality • Guidance to the more mental, emotional, and spiritual elements of voice use •...

The incredibe story of Roger Tur Pallier, the honorary consul of France in Zaragoza from the pre-war period to the nineteen-seventies. Based on true events the story recounts his involvement spying on the Nazis in Spain before, during and after the Second World War and ending with his unfortunate death at the hands of left-wing terrorists shortly before he was due to retire.

A Moving Diary full of Holocaust Memories She traversed the horrors of the camp and survived there to tell the stories of those less fortunate than her... Poland, 1943. Janina Hescheles, orphan, recites poetry every night with her back to Janowski's camp and the Piaski dunes where thousands of bodies are cremated. Her tormented words attract the attention of the underground movement active in Lvov: Janina is rescued shortly before the destruction...

"Il libro di Sean conduce il lettore in modo veritiero attraverso gli orrendi due anni e mezzo di inganno e di morte, e gli oltre 40 anni in cui ha rinchiuso emozioni e verità. La sua compassione emerge quando descrive le conseguenze del PTSD. Si tratta di una narrazione sconvolgente, ma c'è la sensazione che conoscere la verità ci inviti a cambiare la realtà della nostra storia d'amore con l'esercito. Possiamo svegliarci, prendere coscienza di...

Religious biography of Francesco Forgione, better known to Catholic believers as the modern day saint Padre Pio. The friar's intense devotion manifested itself in the appearance of the stigmata - the wounds suffered by Christ at Calvary.

Photographer Letizia Battaglia spends her career documenting the life and crimes of the Mafia in and around Palermo. Letizia offers a glimpse into life under Mafia rule and those who are living through this ordeal.

Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 Italian-language biographical television miniseries dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer.

An intimate portrait of the great Italian actress who became a symbol of neorealism and an icon of the world's film industry after her breakout role in Rome, Open City. Anna is unique in the sense that she represents women in film, embodying a feminine model, which differed from all the other celebrities who came before and after her. Thanks to her great skills as an actress, Magnani inspired some of the greatest European and American directors: Roberto...

"Once upon a time, villagers in a tiny hill town in Tuscany came up with a remarkable way to confront their issues: they turned their lives into a play. Every summer, their piazza became their stage and residents of all ages played a part - the role of themselves. Monticchiello's annual tradition has attracted worldwide attention and kept the town together for 50 years, but with an aging population and a future generation more interested in Facebook...