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
as Silvio Berlusconi
Flavio Briatore
as Flavio Briatore
Fabrizio Corona
as Fabrizio Corona
Lele Mora
as Lele Mora
Simona Ventura
as Simona Ventura
Marella Giovannelli
as Marella Giovannelli
Rick Canelli
as Rick Canelli
