Videocracy - A film by Erik Gandini - English Trailer (ATMO/Fandango)

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"In a videocracy the key to power is the image.

In Italy one man only has kept the domination of the image over three entire decades. As a TV-magnate and then as Presidente, Silvio Berlusconi has created a perfect system of TV-entertainment and politics.

Like no one else he has influenced the content of commercial television in Italy. His TV-channels, known for their over-exposure of almost naked girls, are seen by many as a mirror of his own taste and personality."

For more info:
ATMO: http://www.atmo.se/film-and-tv/videocracy/ (in English)
Fandango: http://www.fandango.it/default.asp?idlingua=1&idContenuto=1939 (in Italian)

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[arnsergio]

is very interesting

[whataboutoddd]

No dis-respect... but for a society to elect "Burlesque-ony" as president, that's pretty "F-ed" up.

[PtAltmVansanTarr]

Its the same in America, sad to say, except we have larger populations of people who would rather tune into NPR-basically a large enough left to provide some competition to the right's dominance of radio and television. Also, our film industry has a left leaning section that has some pull, for example people like Steven Soderbergh. Also, the moderates and left in US just refuse to watch the TV marketed towards them. Italy seems like a country that is literally run by a media empire like News Co

[PtAltmVansanTarr]

Wim Wenders "till the end of the world" is the fictional predecessor to 'sconi's Italy

[erinra]

This film is internationally oriented, it wasn't specifically designed for the Swedish audience. But sure, the fact that it was produced in Sweden might have some effect even if the director is Italian.

[brucostaff]

gallofilm your a very intelligent man

[gallofilm]

I probably used the wrong wording. I meant a misconception of the less internationally oriented PART of north Europeans, the ones that like to play with caricatures of other countries. The director is Italian but received Swedish financing and has to entertain the crowd the film was designed for. This is as far as it concerns images of Italian men with naked Italian dancers. However, there is a real problem in Italy and the government is not the entire cause, just the very sad result.

[jonen23]

It would be extremely interesting if somebody did the same type of documetary on Sweden over the last 30 years and the political party that controlled Sweden's television and people.

[Guidobaldo]

Unfortunately, it's not a misconception of "less educated Swedish masses." The director of this film is Italian, he emigrated to Sweden in his 20s, like many smart young Italians whose only choice to have a career is to flee Berlusconi's videocracy. The director knows Italy very well and knows what he's talking about. Sad but true.