Italy, not for the first time, fell victim to a high- profile art heist with still no trace of the missing paintings stolen from Parma in March 2026. Paintings don't vanish into thin air...
The theft of the three paintings was a good springboard into a conversation about theft in general and an opportunity to offer opinions in a lesson and practise the use of the subjunctive. Pretty tricky grammar stuff!
For some added fun, especially in a grammar- heavy lesson, we watched some clips from an old Italian film Scuola dei Ladri (School of Thieves). I remember seeing the film at the open- air cinema at the seaside in Italy in the late 80's. It was very exciting to go to the outdoor cinema, even though the cinema was nothing special with just a large screen and flip down wooden chairs in rows. The treat was that we went at 10pm in the evening, as we couldn't make the earlier showing which clashed with dinner in the hotel, that meant we might not go to bed until after midnight! People around the square could and did watch the movie from their balconies and occasionally a dog barking interrupted the sound track.
Now this is not a film that I would recommend, it's a silly film that is very dated, but it made the lesson more entertaining!
Here's a link to the full film, but I've chosen a clip to give you the flavour too.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x98xvl0
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