CLIP FILM THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA PRODUCTION: USA 2006, 20th Century Fox DIRECTOR: David Frankel CAST: Meryl Streep (Miranda Priestley), Anne Hathaway (Andy Sachs), Emily Blunt (Emily), Stanley Tucci (Nigel), Simon Baker (Christian Thompson). Some famous people from the world of fashion, such as fashion-stylist Valentino or top model Heidi Klum also appear in the film. BASED ON: The Devil Wears Prada, novel by Lauren Weisberger, 2003 SYNOPSIS Andrea Andy Sachs has brilliantly graduated at Northwestern University and goes to New York to fulfil her dream of being a journalist as she has directed the college magazine and even won a prize for an article about the exploitation of workers. When she gets an interview with a famous publishing company, she understands that they are looking for a junior personal assistant to the terrible Miranda Priestley, the director of Runway, a very famous fashion magazine which, unfortunately, Andy has never heard about. So she has to face the eccentric and humiliating requests of her boss because, she is told, if she lasts a year in that position, she will easily find other jobs, even the journalistic one she really wants. Andy has to change her look, but bit by bit she becomes skilled and more and more devoted to her boss; however, this devotion leads her to break with her partner, Nate. Later, she realises that this fascinating world she has learned to know is not actually what she really wants for her future; so, after the most important event of the year, the Paris fashion week, she abandons Miranda without even telling her. Back in New York, she gets an interview for a newspaper and the interviewer receives a letter from Miranda, strongly recommending Andrea to him for her skills, even if she was hugely disappointed by her. In New York, Andy also meets Nate who is leaving the city for a new, more rewarding job in Boston, and they talk about getting together again. BEFORE WATCHING 5 6 O R D W S Match the following english adjectives with their italian translation. 1. Polite a. Agitato 2. Self-confident b. Maleducato 3. Laid-back c. Educato 4. Rude d. Allegro 5. Nervous e. Rilassato 6. Worried f. Imbarazzato 7. Embarrassed g. Sicuro di sé 8. Cheerful h. Preoccupato bit by bit: a poco a poco disappointed: deluso exploitation: sfruttamento to fulfil: realizzare to lead: condurre rewarding: gratificante What do you think Andy s attitude was when she met Miranda Priestley for the first time? Choose three adjectives from above and give reasons for your choice. When she met Miranda for the first time, I think Andy was worried, because Miranda was the person who could decide about her job. 328 aT WorK Elettronica-Informatica.indb 328 25/01/24 16:10