Films about Silvio Berlusconi – from Paolo Sorrentino to Nanni Moretti.
Silvio Berlusconi passed away at the age of 86, closing an enormous cycle of historical, political and even human events.
A character who was decisive in the history of Italy, in politics, and in cinema.
The former prime minister inspired several directors, who through the camera tried to give him life and artistic color on the big screen.
Movies:
"They" the film by Paolo Sorrentino, divided into two chapters; tells the story of Silvio Berlusconi's life between 2006 and 2010. He is played by Toni Servillo, who portrays a human, tender and "disarmed" image.
The dialogue with Veronica Lario is iconic, in which Paolo Sorrentino masterfully manages to shed light on a process of humanization of the Knight, exposing every side of his fragility.
“The Caiman” di Nanni Moretti, in the film, Berlusconi is played by Elio De Capitani and the director describes his controversial figure, making him ruthless and willing to do anything, ready to incite his supporters, just to maintain the reins of power.
Also by Moretti, from 1998, is Aprile. Here Berlusconi is not the real protagonist, but the film opens with the announcement of Emilio Fede, then director of Tg4, announcing the victory of the 1994 elections by the patron of Forza Italia. A disconcerting victory for the director who, as himself, decides to shoot a documentary on the new Italian political leader.
My Way: Berlusconi in his own words (2015)
Based on the autobiography written by Alan Friedman, the only one authorized by the Knight, the docufilm directed by Antongiulio Panizzi. A first-person narration by Berlusconi who answers Friedman's questions. A one-on-one meeting with the English journalist, where the leader talks about his life, since he was very young and entering the world of entrepreneurship.
Here too it is a documentary, directed by Roberto Faenza and Filippo Macelloni, where the controversial human and political path of Silvio Berlusconi is told through testimonies and excerpts of interviews he gave. The entire story is mediated by the voice of Neri Marcorè who, obviously, accompanies the various moments of the narrative by imitating Berlusconi's now iconic speech.
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