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...somewhat slow at times. And because it deals with a highly specific language and setting, the film may be less comprehensible as an international release. One fact of which foreign audiences may not be aware is that most of the movie’s dialogue is in Neapolitan, not Italian. Less a dialect and more a distinct language with its own vocabulary and a noticeably harsher accent, the city’s linguistic diversity highlights a central division between wealthy and poor, Neapolitan and non-Neapolitan. This is especially important given that the main agent for change, the Italian government...
...Neal acknowledged that there are several jewelry stores in the Square already, she said that her store is “less fancy yet more fun.” “We have anything from $18 to $180,” she said. In July, Upper Crust, a Neapolitan-style pizzeria (49b Brattle Street) opened. And this month, Passport (43 Brattle Street), Looks (11-13 Holyoke Street), and Topaz (11 Dunster Street) opened. Passport sells travel clothing and accessories; Looks sells women’s clothing; and Topaz offers women’s jewelry and gifts, The store owners...
Still, contrary to expectations from some, the exuberant 71-year-old billionaire did not venture out amongst the Neapolitan people, where he might have not gotten a wholly warm welcome. More than 1,000 police were called up for the event, and tension was running high, with several dumpsters upended and constant chanting against the government. In a post-meeting press conference at the Palazzo Reale, where past kings resided, Berlusconi vowed to "make Naples bloom again...
...newspaper vendor on Via Toledo near the city's Spanish Quarter said there is both widespread organized crime, but also petty crime, in Naples. It is the latter that makes him scared to go out at night. "Berlusconi had to do something. His credibility is riding on it," the Neapolitan native said. "The streets need to be cleaned up." He was referring not to the trash, but to immigrants...
...center-right leader hails from the industrial north, having made his mark as a real estate mogul and media entrepreneur, and becoming Italy's richest man. Berlusconi came into politics in 1994 billed as the ultimate outsider, scoffing at Rome's stuffy establishment and passing his downtime singing Neapolitan love ballads and frequenting his palatial villa in Sardinia's Porto Cervo. His refusal to resolve a gargantuan conflict of interest, as owner of Italy's three main private television stations, made him controversial. So too did his frequent gaffes, unintended and otherwise, including telling Wall Street executives that Italy...