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Videocracy (2009)
Erik Gandini
Synopsis In Italy, for thirty odd years, the image has been controlled by one man. TV-magnate and Presidente Silvio Berlusconi has influenced the content of commercial television in a way never before done in Italy. Silvio Berlusconi has created the perfect system of politics and entertainment. His major television channels, which are known for their overuse of half naked women, seen by many as an expression of his own taste and personality. In Videocracy, Italian-born director Erik Gandini portrays the consequences of a TV-experiment that Italians have been subjected to for 30 years. Gaining unique access to the most powerful media spheres, he unveils a remarkable story, born out of the scary reality of âTV-Republicâ Italy. Cast: Silvio Berlusconi, Flavio Briatore, Fabrizio Corona, Lele Mora, Simona Ventura Awards Best Documentary, Toronto Film Festival Inaugural Special Jury Award, Sheffield Film Festival Citti Award to Erik Gandini, Golden Graal (PDF in Italian) Tempo Documentary Award 2010 (Best film) Crossing Europe Award 2010 Linz, Austria Reviews Erik Gandiniâs Videocracy is an intriguing, mordant look at the world of Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi: an acrid Dolce Vita for the modern day⦠a dreamy, mesmeric and highly disturbing psychogeography of 21st century Italy, or perhaps a meandering anthropological study of a disfunctional cult, ruled by a thin-skinned, self-pitying lader. -- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian The combination of terrific footage with a low, rumbling score of doom makes this a compelling horror show. -- Dave Colhoun, Time Out London Tragicomic in its nature⦠the politics-entertainment mix is chilling -- Kate Muir, The Times Erik Gandiniâs documentary is the swedish horror film of the year -- Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish)
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