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Italian is the 4th most studied
language in the world
1954 - 2014: Taormina Film Fest
celebrates its 60th birthday
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Italy is well known and high-
ly appreciated all over the world
for its rich culture, delicious
food, and elegant creativity in
different sectors, from fashion to
design and automobiles. Most of
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In 1954 a group of intellectu-
als and movie buffs decided to
organize a film festival in one of
the most beautiful regions of
Italy, Sicily. Today after 60 years
the Festival di Taormina
(Taormina Film Fest) has just
finished celebrating it's anniver-
sary in the spectacular setting of
the Greek town of Taormina.
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our treasures can be simply tast-
ed, admired, touched, or listened
to. Nevertheless, they inevitably
seem to drive people from dif-
ferent countries to pursue a
deeper knowledge and under-
standing of the Italian spirit by
learning our language.
In 2014, indeed, Italian has
been rated as the 4th most stud-
ied language in the world, fol-
lowing English, French, and
Spanish. The unexpected victory
over growing economic powers
such as China or Russia will cer-
tainly give a new boost to public
and private efforts to promote
the study of Italian both at home
and abroad. This represents one
of the main goals of the Italian
BARBARA MINAFRA
Ci sono storie scomode, tal-
mente dimenticate e miscono-
sciute che è persino difficile tro-
varle sui libri di storia. Storie di
popoli che cercano una patria,
che, cacciati dalla terra natia o
costretti a fuggire da essa per
varie ragioni, non riescono a far
sapere ai più che hanno perso (e
rivogliono) la loro casa, la loro
vita e la loro identità.
Molte storie di migranti ce lo
Storie scomode
che raccontano
l'identità di un
popolo
