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9/3/09

Telegraph: Berlusconi 'blocks' promotion of film about his chauvinism - by Nick Squires

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Berlusconi 'blocks' promotion of film about his chauvinism - by Nick Squires

Television channels controlled by the 72-year-old Italian prime minister refused to air a trailer for the film, Videocracy, prompting accusations of media censorship. The film, which premiered at the festival yesterday, chronicles the impact of television on Italian society over the past 30 years, focusing on the power wielded by Mr Berlusconi's media empire. In it, Mr Berlusconi is accused of turning Italian television into a mindless diet of game shows featuring scantily-clad showgirls.

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