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Giovanni Venosa, Actor, Arrested in Italy

groundreport.com     Jul 11, 2008   1 related          

Giovanni Venosa, an actor who appeared in the award-winning film Gomorra, has been arrested in Modena for organized crime-related activities. The film is about organized crime in Naples and the director, Matteo Garone, used...                    

Mobster caught playing mobster in film

metro.co.uk     Jul 10, 2008          

Al Pacino in The Godfather: not a real mobster, playing a mobster A real-life mobster in Italy has been arrested after he was spotted playing a Godfather-style killer in a Mafia movie. Film fan Giovani Venosa was cast in a key...                    

Fiat to lay off workers at four Italian plants this fall due to market decline

iht.com     Jul 8, 2008   14 related          

Fiat, Italy's largest automaker, will lay off workers at four of its six Italian plants for three one-week periods this fall due to the contracting automobile market, a spokesman said Tuesday. Unions were notified Monday that...                    

Fiat to idle 4 plants as rising prices hurt sales

livemint.com     Jul 8, 2008          

The four sites employ a total of 22,000 people, or about three-quarters of Fiat Auto’s Italian workforce Milan: Italy’s biggest carmaker Fiat SpA will close four of its six auto plants in the country for three weeks...                    

Italian and French car sales fall and German output stalls

telegraph.co.uk     Jul 8, 2008   1 related          

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard German industrial output fell at the fastest rate for a decade in May, raising concerns that Europe's economic powerhouse is succumbing to the twin effects of the oil and credit shocks. Car sales in...                    

Italian crime drama unmasks alleged gangster (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Jul 7, 2008   2 related          

MODENA, Italy (Hollywood Reporter) - "Gomorra," the organized-crime tale that won rave reviews at Cannes in May, is helping the Italian police track down real criminals. According to the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della...                    

Fiat plans temporary lay-offs in coming months at various plants - unions

finanznachrichten.de     Jul 7, 2008          

MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Fiat SpA is planning temporary lay-offs lasting some weeks during the coming months at some of its Italian plants because of the weak economy and unfavourable markets, trade union sources said. The...                    

Wine And Dine With Sopranos' Dr. Melfi

cbs3.com     Jun 12, 2008   2 related          

As a model turned actress, Lorraine Bracco captivated audiences (and infamous character Tony Soprano) in her role as Dr. Melfi on the HBO Drama series 'Sopranos.' Now, she's trading in her acting chops to explore her latest...                    

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Melfi , Venosa