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?

Rating: 6.4

Cast:

Fabrizio

Corona

Lele

Mora

Simona

Ventura

Marella

Giovannelli

Rick

Canelli

Silvio

Berlusconi

Flavio

Briatore

Fabrizio

Corona

Lele

Mora

Simona

Ventura

Marella

Giovannelli

Rick

Canelli

Silvio

Berlusconi

Flavio

Briatore

Fabrizio

Corona

Lele

Mora

Simona

Ventura