Italians

Claudio Casadei earns his living by renting umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach at Rimini, Italy's biggest holiday resort. He's called a 'bagnino' and his whole family works with hi...

Dino Labriola runs the small town of Montemilone in the deep south. He was elected the first Communist mayor. Now he faces the problems of a town dying on its feet. There are no jo...

Mirella D'Angelo was already one of Italy's top models when at 18 she first went into films. She's been cast as thief, princess, gambler and stripteaser. She's just played a sorcer...

Leonetto Tintori has dedicated 50 years of his life to restoring Italy's early Renaissance masterpieces. Frescoes by Giotto and paintings from the palaces of Florence and Sienna an...

Ferruccio Berolo is a passionate enthusiast. About Venice, where he lives. About Venetian food and wine. And about classical dance, which he once performed and now teaches. This is...

Ciccio Longo is now nearly 80 and has been fishing the Straits of Messina all his life. Here they kill swordfish and tuna with the harpoon. Ciccio's nickname is Piscibonu - the 'go...

Giovanna Mazzocchi inherited one of Italy's biggest publishing empires seven years ago when she was just 30. Today Editoriale Domus of Milan is flourishing under the direction of i...

Mauro Fiamenghi inhabits two worlds. From Monday to Friday he's involved in angry meetings at the Alfa Romeo car factory near Milan. He's a quality controller on the production lin...

Sister Genoveffa Cali has been a nun for 35 years. Her father fought her decision, but she wouldn't be stopped. Becoming a nun was 'like boarding a train to Wonderland'. She has wo...

Natina Manglaviti is 20 and her wedding is just a week away. She lives in a small village high up in the mountains in the southernmost tip of Italy. Her father, Giuseppe, is a peas...