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Under the shadow of a Venetian palazzo, the figure strides onstage in the regalia of an affluent Victorian gentleman —top hat, frock coat, gloves and cane. Is this some cultured character out of the pages of Henry James?
A chill wind is blowing through Mitte, the once drab district in central Berlin that is fast becoming hangout central for the world’s creative types. Davide Grazioli, used to warmer climes, pulls his black woolly hat over his head and strides up Kastanien Allee — now dubbed Casting Alley because of all the wannabe film directors and actors who frequent its cafs