He was contacted on behalf of Khashoggi, who was said to be upset that his daughter’s name would now be on a yacht belonging to someone else. Negotiations ensued and Trump agreed to rename the boat Trump Princess if the cost were reduced by about $1million. Meanwhile, Trump was arranging to pay less. Trump responded with $28million, and half an hour later he had agreed to pay $30million - for a yacht he had never boarded.Īs soon as the news was broken, Beckett was suddenly deluged with higher offers from potential buyers who had been sitting on the fence. Jonathan Beckett flew to New York and countered Trump’s offer with a proposal of $32million. Burgess had already received two other offers, one of which was equal to that made by Trump, but subject to several conditions. In September 1987, almost as soon as he learned that Nabila was for sale, Donald Trump made a cash bid for the yacht. She was therefore placed in the hands of Burgess with instructions to dispose of the yacht quickly at an asking price of $50million. When Khashoggi defaulted on his loan in 1987, a Swiss holding company took possession of the yacht. When Khashoggi’s empire began to crumble during the mid-1980s, he procured a loan for $50million, putting up Nabila as collateral. Great cinematography, excellent performances from Monica Bellucci(though she barely speaks throughout the film) and the boy playing Renato, amazing score by the grand Maestro Ennio Morricone (nominated for an Oscar), this film has become my absolute favourite and Monica Bellucci my most recent (and strongest) obsession! A perfect 10, though it might seem over the top to a few of you.Each cabin on Trump Princess has its own en-suite bathroom The ending credits will leave you with the "life goes on" aftermath and possibly the strongest feeling of melancholy you ever achieved from a movie. It's no wonder that all males in the town (even teenagers) mostly view her as a hot piece of meat, but this boy's pure love is what eventually makes the difference in his (and her) life. Most of the team focuses on Malena of course, but it's all through Renato's eyes (he's stalking her all the time), and his affection for her. The main lead is a young boy named Renato, and through his perfectly understandable obsession of a married woman named Malena (there couldn't be a more perfect cast than Monica Bellucci in this role),we get to see him maturing over a few years time. It's a coming-of-age film, set in the World War 2 years in a small town of Sicily. Well, all the needed knowledge flooded my mind within the two hours I spent watching Malena. The first time I got to watch this utterly beautiful film, I knew nothing of the awesomeness of Giusseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso) or the ethereal beauty of Monica Bellucci.
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