Videocracy takes aim at Berlusconi

Sep 4 - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's grip on television in Italy is at the heart of "Videocracy", a new documentary looking at how his media empire has shaped the country over 30 years.

Screened at the Venice film festival this week, "Videocracy" mixes images of scantily-clad showgirls -- a regular feature on Italian television -- with news reels of Berlusconi's public appearances.

For director Erik Gandini the message is clear: Italy is now a "TV-republic", embodied by Berlusconi, where entertainment and politics are intertwined.

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[pietrin1]

berlusconi is a pagliaccio

[dylanozzy]

@luciusinfabula i would like to know where are you from.

[PtAltmVansanTarr]

Till the end of the world- Wim Wenders 1986 depicts a society where image has become everything -nother case of scifi becoming reality..

[luciusinfabula]

It would be almost comforting if he was just a mere 'pagliaccio'... that adjective suits more the average italian of the 21st century...