Tuesday,
July 17, 2007
Berlusconi Plans to Write Screenplay - On
Course for Renaissance Man?
The
ANNOTICO Report
A
Cruise ship Singer, Real Estate Developer, Media Mogul, Actor, Film Producer
(and even an Oscar winner), Owner of a leading soccer team, Founder
of a Political Party, Prime Minister, ..............
now Screen Writer ?????
Thanks to
Joan Freshetta
By Eric J. Lyman
For Reuters
Via The Scotsman
June 19, 2007
The billionaire
media tycoon said over the weekend that he plans to begin work on a screenplay
for a film that would arrive in Italian cinemas next year. A spokesman for Forza Italia -- the political party Berlusconi founded --
confirmed the statements but declined to elaborate.
"This is all
in a very preliminary stage," the spokesman said in a brief phone
interview Monday.
As the majority
shareholder in film distributor Medusa and broadcasting giant Mediaset, Berlusconi officially has producer credits for several
films, including 1991 Oscar winner "Mediterraneo."
He also has appeared as himself in several films and, in 2002, recorded a CD of
old classics with singer and friend Tony Renis in
order to raise money for charity.
But if he does
write a film, it will be Berlusconi's first screenwriting credit.
Berlusconi was
prime minister for seven months in 1994 and in two stretches that started in
2001 and ended in 2006. In addition to Medusa and Mediaset,
Berlusconi's business holdings include leading
newspaper Il Giornale, advertising firm PublItalia and AC Milan, one of
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