Word: sergio
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...compulsive. I'm precise," says Martha Klein (Martina Gedeck), chef of a ritzy Hamburg restaurant. Precise, sure, but her loveless life still needs a bit of leavening. That comes in two packages: her balky 8-year-old niece (Maxime Foerste) and a lavishly charming Italian sous-chef (Sergio Castellitto). The setup and payoff of this German export couldn't be more conventional, but Nettelbeck is a sharp observer of life's surprises, and Gedeck has an appraising, intelligent beauty. Her Martha is like the film: tart on the outside, sweet on the inside, with a delectable aftertaste. --By Richard Corliss
...distribution, is at odds with what Lauren has done in the U.S. While European designers love centralization, Lauren is more willing to give important roles to others. Take manufacturing. In the past 12 months, Gucci Group has announced it will open a state-of-the-art factory for shoemaker Sergio Rossi by the end of the year. Armani has announced a joint venture with four shoemakers. And Marzotto, the new owner of Valentino, has promised that Val will get his own accessories plant too. All this activity in the name of corporate control, and MADE IN ITALY on the label...
...extending his government consulting contract. Through a mixture of shrugs and subterfuge, the Berlusconi government usually manages to skate past these lapses in taste. But with Scajola's offensive comments, its luck ran out. "The government, as insurance companies would say, has a natural predisposition for accidents," wrote Sergio Romano, a conservative columnist for the daily Corriere della Sera. The Scajola mishap has given Berlusconi his shakiest week in office yet. And after a strong showing by the center-left in recent local elections, the poll-happy Prime Minister has suddenly got shy about releasing his own popularity numbers. Berlusconi...
Just three miles south is another fine resort, Villa La Selva, situated on land held until the 15th century by the famed Medici family. Owner Sergio Carpini, 71, spends every spare moment hunting for antique furniture and fine Italian marble and textiles with which to furnish his guest rooms. Carpini is putting the final touches on a hilltop villa that sleeps 20. Initial restorations uncovered a Madonna and the wooden bearings of a house from the early 16th century. "Like the masterpieces in the museums," says Carpini, "this is our patrimony that must be preserved." Here too are some...
...that Article 18 must be taken off the table before they will sit down. The Prime Minister, who had hinted at compromise in March before taking the hard line, may be cornered by his own business supporters. "Confindustria supported the center-right during the election," top union boss Sergio Cofferati noted last month in an interview with Time, "and now they're demanding the payback." Ultimately though, the debate over Italy's workforce will have to move beyond Article 18. Italian labor economist Francesca Utili says the country's support of tight job protections are in part a result...