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Wertmuller's Direct Course |
| Section: THE ARTS / FILM |
| Author: David H. Ehrlich |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1993 |
| Size: 1,726 Words, 10,346 Characters |
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"Che ora sona, Lina? What time is it?" The little silver-haired Italian lady glances automatically at the clock on the Wall. Reflexively, she answers, "It's almost two o'clock." But then she follows her interlocutor's eye down toward her arm and realizes the purpose of the questions. The arm sports five large watches, all set to different times. They're all gifts from good friends." Five watches. They all work. One is set to Rome time, one to London, another to Moscow. None of them tells the local time. They came from friends like Russian film director Andrei Konchalovsky, Krizia the dress designer, Benetton the retailer, and Filmfest DC.
As is true of many of her countrymen, the silver-haired lady has an extravagant string of names, but the one by which she is best known is the one t...
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...istaken identity involving a Mafiso and a schoolbus driver, has grossed more than $25 million at home. More broadly Italian films have doubled their share of domestic box-office receipts, from 15 to 30 percent in a year, while the U.S. share fell to the lowest in years. This may, however, be a bear-market rally--U.S. films still command more than 50 percent of total Italian movie admissions.
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