The Shame of Europe
August 28, 2009
1h 25m
IT
Erik Gandini
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?
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatore
Fabrizio Corona
Fabrizio Corona
Erik Gandini
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Lele Mora
Lele Mora
Simona Ventura
Simona Ventura
Marella Giovannelli
Marella Giovannelli
Rick Canelli
Rick Canelli
Atmo Media Network
SE
Zentropa Entertainments
DK
SVT
SE
BBC Storyville
GB
DR
DK
Svenska Filminstitutet
SE
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
BE
Det Danske Filminstitut
DK
