Hey Marchigiani  (people from Le Marche) !have

01/12/2010 - 13:31

Hey Marchigiani  (people from Le Marche) !

have you noticed the presence of a famous actor attempting to recite one of the greatest poems by Leopardi?

Dustin Hoffman is the protagonist of the next advertisement dedicated to Le Marche!

Here is the news.

This is the text of L'Infinito, the poem by Giacomo Leopardi Hoffman is called to recite:

L'infinito - Giacomo Leopardi

«Sempre caro mi fu quest'ermo colle,

e questa siepe, che da tanta parte

dell'ultimo orizzonte il guardo esclude.

Ma sedendo e mirando, interminati

spazi di là da quella, e sovrumani

silenzi, e profondissima quïete

io nel pensier mi fingo, ove per poco

il cor non si spaura. E come il vento

odo stormir tra queste piante, io quello

infinito silenzio a questa voce

vo comparando: e mi sovvien l'eterno,

e le morte stagioni, e la presente

e viva, e il suon di lei. Così tra questa

immensità s'annega il pensier mio:

e il naufragar m'è dolce in questo mare»

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Would you find it hard to read?

I've found a video with Vittorio Gassman reading it (so you can easily check your pronunciation!):

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Comment

 Valentina; to be honest I've watched the rushes of this video, and really struggle to relate much of it to Le Marche. Large portions are inside a theatre, with little or no reference to the wonderful coastal attractions of places like San Benedetto del Tronto etc.

 As I understand it there's going to be 2 versions; one for a TV spot, and the other (longer) version for the cinema. Maybe they will show it during the interval for Kia-ora etc. I found it; together with some very negative comments, on the website of our local paper; www.sambenedettoggi.it There's aslo comments and copy at www.ilquotidiano.it As ever there will be mixed opinions, as surely some local 'celebrities' will want to add the 'claim to fame' that they met Dustin Hoffman and then will support blindly.