Videocracy 2009

The Shame of Europe

6.4 / 10   39 vote(s)
NR
Documentary

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 paeseā€™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?

Release Date 2009-08-28
Runtime 1h 25m
Director Erik Gandini
Producer
Writer Erik Gandini