Belluscone: A Sicilian Story ( Belluscone. Una storia siciliana )

Belluscone: A Sicilian Story (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Belluscone. Una storia siciliana
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
93 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Franco Maresco

Written By:
Franco Maresco
Claudia Uzzo

Actors:
Salvatore De Castro
Marcello Dell'Utri
Ficarra
Ciccio Mira
Picone
Vittorio Ricciardi
Tatti Sanguineti
Vittorio Sgarbi

Synopsis:

A few year ago, Franco Maresco started working on a film about Silvio Berlusconi's ties to organized crime in Sicily: his humble beginnings in the construction business (the root of all post-war Italian evil); his meteoric rise as a private media mogul; finally his triumph as a populist politician ruling the nation with games and bread nobody seemed to need. And how Italians loved him - whenever he fell, he was quickly re-elected. Why? What did they see in this brazenly buffoonish thug? Could it be that They are simply like Him? Or are they more like made-man Mira Ciccio, an impresario of Neapolitan neo-melodic music, his wards Erik and Vittorio Ricciardi, and their fans who howl with delight when they sing Vorrei conoscere Berlusconi? Is there a difference? Does it matter? By the way: they're real, and this is mostly a documentary - especially when it looks grotesque, absurd or just pitifully going stupid.

A documentary about Silvio Berlusconi's political roots in Sicily's organised crime world, featuring a Muppet-like promoter of Neapolitan neo-melodic music, a befuddled film critic and the prime minister in an accidental bit part. While watching, remind yourself, 'This is real, this is real...'.

A film critic probes Franco Maresco's failed attempts to do an expose on Silvio Berlusconi's alleged mob ties.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 03 November, 2015.

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