Second, the Mediobanca-Berlusconi plan would involve the possible participation of (not strikingly Italian) Volkswagen, which would (it is said) take a 39% stake in a company grouping premium brands such as Ferrari, Maserati and Alfa Romeo, all now part of the Fiat stable.

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Now Luhrmann feels La Boheme marks the final chapter in his "red curtain work" which included Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and Strictly Ballroom.

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