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28 September, 2007 - Published 12:05 GMT
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Thieves in Argentina have stolen a computer from US film director Francis Ford Coppola, which contained his new script. The director was not in the house at the time, but he is offering a reward for the return of the information. This report from Daniel Schweimler:
They took a number of items, including his computer containing the screenplay and other information for his next film, Tetro. It's about the rivalries over the generations in an artistic Italian immigrant family to Buenos Aires and will star Matt Damon. Filming is due to start next February.
A spokeswoman for Mr Coppola offered a reward for the return of the computer which she said was vital for him and his work. The five-times Oscar winner is reported to be very sad.
Coppola, the maker of the Godfather trilogy and the Vietnam war film Apocalypse Now, has been living in Buenos Aires for some months, learning Spanish and working on his next film. He's occasionally seen in public attending football matches.
However, he's not the first high-profile American to fall victim to Buenos Aires thieves. President Bush's daughter Barbara had her handbag and mobile phone stolen last year, despite the protection of US Secret Service agents.
Daniel Schweimler, BBC News, Buenos Aires
stolen
the past participle of steal
steal
{verb}
past tense stole / past participle stolen
1 take something [intransitive and transitive] to take something that belongs to someone else:
Boys broke into a shop and stole £45 in cash.
- steal from
He stole money from his parents.
- steal something from somebody
He'd stolen the flowers from our garden.
2 use ideas [intransitive and transitive] to use someone else's ideas without getting permission or without admitting that they are not your own ideas [= pinch]:
Inventors know that someone is always going to try to steal their designs.
- steal something from somebody
A well-known scientist was accused of stealing his former student's ideas.
script
{noun}
1 [countable] the written form of a speech, play, film etc [↪ screenplay]:They write all their own scripts.
a film script
2 [uncountable and countable] the set of letters that are used in writing a language:
Arabic script
3 [countable] British English a piece of work that a student writes in an examination
4 [singular, uncountable] formal writing done by hand:
a diary entry written in neat black script
broke into
if you break into a building or car, you enter by force, usually to steal something
fashionable
popular at this particular time
screenplay
text for a film, including the words to be spoken by the actors, acting instructions, scene directions for cameramen etc.
rivalries over the generations
competition (for the same thing, e.g. status, wealth etc.) that was started by someone's parents, or even grandparents, and continued by their children
due to start
scheduled, or timetabled to begin
offered a reward
said he would give money (to show his thanks)
vital
very important, essential
trilogy
a series of films or books based on one story that consists of three parts
high-profile
well-known, attracting a lot of attention and interest from the public and media
to fall victim to
to have an unexpected bad experience (in this case, to be robbed) as a result of someone's bad actions
mobile
{adjective}
1 not fixed in one position, and easy to move and use in different places:
mobile air-conditioners
2 moving or able to move from one job, area, or social class to another:
a more mobile workforce
People these days are much more socially mobile.
an upwardly mobile (=moving to a higher social scale) professional
3 able to move or travel easily [≠ immobile]:
She's more mobile now that she has her own car.
- 4 mobile library/shop/clinic etc
Two mobile units provide healthcare in rural villages.
- 5 mobile mouth/face/features
[written] features that can change their expression quickly:
His mobile features registered amusement.
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