Videocracy
2009, Film, 85 min, Documentary, Italian, Italy, MoviePedia score 65
The Shame of Europe
In a country where bella figura is a national pastime, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the maestro of media manipulation. Having risen to political primacy with the aid of his Mediaset empire, he now controls 90% of the bel paese’s television channels including the state-run RAI network. Quantity, it seems, does not equal quality. Fed on a diet of semi-naked dancing girls, inane competitions and rickety reality shows built around the most ridiculous of premises, is it any wonder that Italians are becoming a nation of fame-hungry wannabes?
Directed by Erik Gandini
Cast
- Flavio Briatore as Self
- Fabio Calvi as Self
- Riccardo Canevali as Self
- Fabrizio Corona as Self
- Samantha Crippa as Self
- Marella Giovannelli as Self
- Nina Heric as Self
- Lele Mora as Self
- Franco Nero as Self
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