With his portly frame, bushy white beard and twinkling eyes, Italian toymaker and puppeteer Mario Collino could be a stand-in for Father Christmas. But while he too carts around bags of toys made in his workshop, Collino, who performs under the name “Prezzemolo” (Mister Parsley), is more of a Mister Geppetto, the fictional carver and […]
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