Films and series set in Umbria. And what the Italian sounds like.

Clear standard Italian throughout with light central-Italian colouring — Umbrian cadence in the townspeople and a Roman-flavoured comic register from the marshal — but no lines carried in a local variety.

Normal conversational speed with some comic cross-talk in the barracks scenes, but the dialogue is enunciated for a broad prime-time family audience.

Standard broadcast Italian throughout, with light central-Italian accent colour and the odd regional turn from the town's civilian characters.

Normal conversational pace with clear television diction; overlap is limited and mostly confined to the lighter ensemble scenes.

Standard Italian throughout with a Roman colouring in the accents and cadence of several of the actor-characters; nothing that requires knowledge of a local lexicon.

Normal conversational speed with the expected overlap in the group meal and argument scenes, but the emotional beats are played slowly and clearly.

A Rai prime-time family comedy written in standard Italian throughout; the leads carry at most a light regional accent and no local lexicon or grammar.

Normal conversational tempo for broadcast comedy, with some overlap in family and classroom scenes but lines delivered clearly for a general evening audience.

Stated languages: italiano, tedesco

The family and their neighbours speak standard Italian with a central-Italian (Umbrian/upper-Lazio) colouring in accent and a few rural turns of phrase, never enough to cost a learner a line.

A crowded household of daughters and adults talks across itself, with non-professional performers delivering lines fast, half-swallowed and overlapping.