The Godfather

Romans aghast at revelations of official corruption tied to the mafia found new reason for outrage after the Hollywood-style funeral of a purported local crime boss – replete with a gilded horse-drawn carriage, flower petals tossed from a helicopter and the theme music from The Godfather playing outside the church.

Hundreds of tearful mourners paid their 'final respects' to Vittorio Casamonica, 65, at the San Giovanni Bosco church on Rome’s outskirts. (The Guardian)