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Videocracy

Videocracy

The Shame of Europe

2009 1h 25mDocumentary

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?

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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?

The vibe

resistance

Behind it

Erik GandiniErik GandiniDirector

Cast

Silvio BerlusconiSilvio BerlusconiSilvio Berlusconi
Flavio BriatoreFlavio BriatoreFlavio Briatore
Fabrizio CoronaFabrizio CoronaFabrizio Corona
Lele MoraLele MoraLele Mora
Simona VenturaSimona VenturaSimona Ventura
Marella GiovannelliMarella Giovannelli
Rick CanelliRick Canelli

Director

Erik Gandini

Writer

Erik Gandini

Release date

28 Aug 2009

Runtime

1h 25m

Budget

$0.7M

Box office

$1.2M · 1.7× its budget

Studio

Atmo Media Network, Zentropa Entertainments, SVT

Language

English, Italian

Countries

Denmark,Finland,United Kingdom

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