Union: Coppola movie resumes in Argentina

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In this March 26, 2008 file photo, Spanish actress Maribel Verdu , left, and U.S. filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola smile prior to a press conference in Buenos Aires for Coppola's new movie, "Tetro." (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)


May 30, 9:31 AM (ET)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Francis Ford Coppola resumed shooting his latest film Thursday after a six-day hiatus prompted by a labor complaint from the actors' union, the organization's director said. But Coppola's spokeswoman, Kathleen Talbert, disputed the information, saying in an e-mail to The Associated Press that the production "was never shut down by the union and has shot every day that was scheduled."

Argentine Association of Actors spokesman Daniel Valenzuela told the AP last week that the five-time Oscar winner, who directed "Apocalypse Now" and "The Godfather" trilogy, was forced to suspend shooting "Tetro" May 22 because of complaints from the union. The association claimed that his production studio had not presented the necessary paperwork for Argentine actors involved in the movie.

"The problem is solved," Association head Norberto Gonzalo said Thursday. "The production company has presented all the required documents and begun shooting again."

"Tetro," which deals with the struggles of an Italian family in Argentina, is in its ninth week of shooting in Buenos Aires. It's scheduled for release in spring 2009.

The Argentina-based segment of the movie will conclude in June, after which it will move to Spain.