BERLUSCONI SAYS ITALY WON'T TAKE EUROPE'S ORDER

Italian Prime Ministre Silvio Berlusconi says in blunt speech to Parliament that country takes orders from no one, including its European partners; says is Europe policy will be tougher and more independent than Italy's has so far been; seem to undercut recent statement which reassured allies Italy remains as committed as ever to European integration.

ITALY INCHING TOWARD LIFTING EXILE FOR ITS ROYAL HEIRS

Next week, the Italian Senate will take what could be the first steps toward allowing the exiled heirs of Italy's last king to return home .
But the youngest heir to the throne, Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, who has lived all of his 30 years here in Switzerland, said he and his family no longer believed the promises of Italian politicians

FILM; AN ITALIAN SATIRIST TAKES A VERY SERUIS TURN

Nanni Moretti who is bearded, dapper and reserved, resembles a university professor more than one of Italy's leading comic presences. Moretti had become acclaimed for his distinctive brand of deadpan humor.
The 48-year-old Mr. Moretti writes, directs, produces and stars in his movies, using his own preoccupation and opinions as the starting point for his work. He plays himself (or a thinly veiled alter ego) in his films which are exuberant grab bags of physical whimsy and barbed social commentary. In "Caro Diario" (1993), hi first film commercially released in the Unite States, he tooled around on his Vespa of the talent of Jennifer Beals in "Flashdance" and movie critics, among other topics.