That's funny. I know it shouldn't be, but it is always surprising when actors turn out to be very unlike those they portray. Infamous villains played by famously kind people, violent goons played by erudite and talented members of the arts community, etc.

I don't know, being a baroque Italian art collector sounds just like Furio to me!

This is the plot of _From the Mixed Up Files of Ms Basil E Frankweiler_

All I remember from that book was that the kids botched seperating their laundry. It was a real snoozer, but it planted a persistent seed of doubt whenever I have to do laundry.

(the actor that played Furio Giunta)