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Viva Zapatero! (2005)

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In 2003, the first episode of Italian comedian Sabina Guzzanti's satirical comedy program, RAIot, aired on RAI3. Guzzanti mocked Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi with a startlingly effective impersonation (she is an attractive woman; he is not), and ridiculed the corruption and passivity of the Italian political system, left and right, that has enabled Berlusconi to gain so much power over Italy's broadcast media. Almost immediately, Berlusconi's media company filed a massive defamation suit

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A sharp-pointed salvo at the troubling rise of Italian censorship.

November 4, 2005 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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Guzzanti's arguments are coherent, although, they will doubtless play best to those with at least some knowledge of Italian politics.

June 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Eye for Film | Comment
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A very funny look at freedom and censorship.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Film Threat | Comment
Film Threat

A very necessary documentary on censorship in Italy by a censored satirist -- it makes us laugh, cry and think, and also offers us some hope.

November 4, 2005 Full Review Source: european-films.net | Comment
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Antes que nada, hay que aclarar que esta película no está hecha para mayor gloria de nuestro actual Presidente de Gobierno, aunque el que escribe suscribe con énfasis el título del trabajo de Sabina Guzzanti xD. Pero ésa es otra historia y no viene a cuento contarla aquí. Se trata de un documental satírico, en la

December 10, 2005
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