"in punta di penna"

English translation: delicately portrayed

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Italian term or phrase:"in punta di penna"
English translation:delicately portrayed
Entered by: lizzy g

07:15 May 26, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Italian term or phrase: "in punta di penna"
This is the sentence:

E'nato il cortometraggio 'Vernissage! 1607 Caravaggio', una piccola commedia "in punta di penna" che ha avuto molto successo.

Could this be "a short drama 'on the tip of a brush' which was well received' - or is this too literal?

Thanks!
lizzy g
Local time: 12:58
delicately portrayed
Explanation:
I imagine (without any evidence) that the description wishes to underline the fact that it is not a hard-hitting film, but a light comedy, a "piccola commedia", portrayed with delicacy as one draws with the tip of a pen, rather than with broad brushstrokes
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Anthony Green
Italy
Local time: 13:58
Grading comment
Thanks, Anthony for your translation and little explanation!
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Summary of answers provided
3At the tip of a brush
Shera Lyn Parpia
1delicately portrayed
Anthony Green


  

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in punta di penna
delicately portrayed


Explanation:
I imagine (without any evidence) that the description wishes to underline the fact that it is not a hard-hitting film, but a light comedy, a "piccola commedia", portrayed with delicacy as one draws with the tip of a pen, rather than with broad brushstrokes

Anthony Green
Italy
Local time: 13:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Anthony for your translation and little explanation!
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
At the tip of a brush


Explanation:
sounds OK...

Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 13:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
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