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The first words I learned in Italian were gamba di legno, or wooden leg, for which Benito Mussolini and Walt Disney are to blame: After the war, my mother, who was fluent in Italian, had been involved ...

There's nothing a giant bowl of pasta can't fix — for me, it's rigatoni alla vodka topped with a chicken cutlet: It's simply delicious. But Italian cuisine stems far beyond traditional pasta and pizza ...

[EDITOR’S NOTE: “Italian for Beginners” had its world premiere at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. Following are excerpts from G. Allen Johnson’s review, first published by indieWIRE on Feb. 13, 2001.

We may not be thrilled with our housebound conditions, but what better opportunity for learning a foreign language? By Stephanie Rosenbloom It’s a classic travel fantasy: flying to another country to ...