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?
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Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi
Also in
Pornography
Dutifrí
Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatore
Also in
Bravissimo, 20 años de una hazaña
Fabrizio Corona
Fabrizio Corona
Also in
Anti-Mafia Squad
Italian Business
Lele Mora
Lele Mora
Simona Ventura
Simona Ventura
Known for
La fidanzata di papà
Marella Giovannelli
Marella Giovannelli
Rick Canelli
Rick Canelli
Erik Gandini Director · Johan Söderberg Composer Krister Linder Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · Budget $700K · United States release September 4, 2009
Box office
Budget
$700,000
Worldwide gross
$1,179,676
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Atmo Media Network
Production
Zentropa Entertainments
Production
SVT
Production
BBC Storyville
Production
DR
Production
Svenska Filminstitutet
Production
MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Production
Det Danske Filminstitut
Production
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
Denmark · Finland · United Kingdom · Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Sweden · August 28, 2009
Theatrical
United States · September 4, 2009
Theatrical
Italy
September 4, 2009 · Theatrical
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