Please return Francis Ford's creative work!

I've started to watch the morning news while patiently feeding young Henry, who likes to take his time nibbling, gumming and regurgitating breakfast. This morning, the TV cameras were reporting live from Palermo Soho because Francis Ford Coppola's new pad on Gorriti was burglarized last night & one of his collaborators was hurt in the process. Stepping back for a moment: It was big news earlier this year when FFC purchased his 2-story place for $900,000.00 (an astonishing figure for the area).

Back to today's news, I heard and then read that 5 delinquents broke in and lifted computers and filming equipment -- including parts of the script and related work for FFC's upcoming Buenos Aires-based flick, Tetro. According to Crónica, a Coppola colleague (acting as spokeswoman) was suggesting that a copy of this file or backup could be left anonymously... There may be a reward...

What a nightmare. I do hope his creative work is returned & that this doesn't get in the way of the film, which is scheduled to start shooting in February. Including actors' salaries, real estate, etc, it's reported that FFC is investing US$3 million in La Argentina.

I see stories in English are starting to appear:

Thieves raid Argentine home of Francis Ford Coppola (Reuters)