Learning Italian...good Italian TV shows/films to help?

[shadypines]

Hi, can anyone recommend any Italian TV available on You Tube that they have found useful in order to pick up the language?
I am fine for online actual tutorials but wanted something authentically Italian that just flowed with conversation. Thanks.

Buongiorno shady, ti consiglio ‘La Legge di Lidia Poet’ su(?) Netflix.
There aren’t too many episodes so far, perhaps 14 over two seasons. I watch them the first time with English subtitles, then the aim is once more with Italian subtitles and a third time without. You can also watch it at 75% speed if necessary. It’s a great story about Italy’s first woman lawyer and the battles she faced, but obviously it takes huge liberties in the name of entertainment.
The biggest pity is that Netflix doesn’t support two subtitles at once - that would be great.
I keep on getting ads on Youtube for a service that presents Italian TV shows with synced subtitles that connects to an English dictionary, but I can’t remember the name of it offhand.

Following the model of Easy German etc., there is probably Easy Italian. Basically street interviews on various topics, English and Italian subtitles.

Inspector Montalbano?

Maybe try some Roberto Benigni films? Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella) is worth a watch.

Grazie tutti...thank you everyone, I will check these out. I have seen one episode of Montalbano actually and quite enjoyed.

There is also a Young Montalbano is the older version is not to your taste.

Thank you DisforDarkchocolate.

La luna nera on Netflix- really helpful as they spoke quiet slowly as it's medieval set.

I used a lot of Montalbano, which used to be on BBC but isn't any more :*( Watch out for Sicillian words though!

Montalbano is tricky actually, not just because the Sicilian accent is so strong but there's a lot of dialect. The sergeant apparently talks a lot of nonsense in sicilian which is translated well but not exactly (think using different saying e.g. the early bird catches the worm)

But it's great tv!

I'm following looking for advice on learning Italian- if anyone can recommend online resources please let me know

Lidia Poet is very good, lots of naked tits though (how italian)

When I've been in Italy I've loved watching the game shows, I should try and find out how to do that from here

My Brilliant Friend

For something more basic, try QVC Italia! They employ people who speak beautiful Italian, and there is a lot of repetition as they are trying to sell you stuff. Freely available on YouTube.

Also SBS (Australian broadcaster) has a channel SBS Italia. That's an amazing resource if still available, news in Italian with transcripts and translations. Again, free on the Internet.

OP what about changing the audio to Italian on shows you already know well ?
You could have audio and /or subtitles in Italian
I watched Suburra on Netflix in Italian with English subtitles - set in Rome and Ostia ( I think). You could watch in English but with Italian subtitles . Streaming is a boon for language learning

If you search for Italy on Netflix it will bring up Italian shows like PPs have suggested - Lydia Poet & Luna Nera - both very good!
Duolingo is good too at helping with vocab though some sentences are... odd!

Oh & podcasts! Lots of ones helping with learning the language, so listening to conversations etc. Plus ones in actual Italian.

Why not try a film you already know and like in English and listen to it dubbed AND subtitled in Italian? Richard Curtis films spring to mind. Films are normally dubbed inro standard Italian so you’re not hearing local dialects.
I watched Suburra recently in Italian and with 30 years’ language experience I was pretty lost!

Il Processo on Netflix is great ..

Wow there are some amazing suggestions...now where to start!

There is Easy Italian!

Search for Italian films with the actress Paola Cortellesi.
She has made a variety of films from comedy to serious and she speaks clearly and slowly. Her most recent film, acting and directing, is about domestic violence and has received very good reviews.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paola_Cortellesi

Easy Italian is indeed excellent. I’ve found the episodes on words like ‘quindi’ and ‘magari’ most useful, but the thematic street interviews are great too. You can watch them at full speed or slower, and there are parallel subtitles to use or ignore. I joined for a few months to download the back catalogue of exercises, but tbh I didn’t find them as helpful as the free YT episodes.

I will def look at Easy Italian LadyGreySpillstheTea and tinydynamine, words like 'quindi', 'allora' so on, that are used a lot by Italians are the ones I find hardest to remember, strange as it sounds!