Tornatore Mugged in Rome

NEW YORK--(Italy Watch)--Giuseppe Tornatore, the Sicilian-born cinematic genius who brought us Cinema Paradiso and Il Camorrista, has been mugged in Rome by three gypsies.

The thieves assaulted Tornatore, taking his iPod, cellular phone and wallet. Dealt a blow to the head, Tornatore fell and was found by a passerby who brought him to a nearby hospital on the Isola Tibertina in Rome. He is currently being treated for a trauma cranico--traumatic brain injury. The three criminals have been arrested by the polizia romana in a nomad camp on the outskirts of Rome.

Italy Watch wishes Giuseppe Tornatore, an artistic genius and inspiration to all to us, a speedy recovery.