Videocracy
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?
- Year : 2009
- Country : Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : Atmo Media Network
- Keyword : resistance
- Director : Erik Gandini
- Cast : Silvio Berlusconi, Flavio Briatore, Fabrizio Corona, Lele Mora, Simona Ventura, Marella Giovannelli