Loro - Silvio Berlusconi, his butterflies and the others Inspired by The Last Prosecco we still are on the Italian wave. It brought us to Silvio Berlusconi and his entourage – presented by Paolo Sorrentino’s latest film “Loro”. Now these are different pairs of shoes. On one hand the refined low-budget production, on the other one – the expensive and opulent Fellini 2.0 version. Esthetics seem to be the main playground here while substance is on the retreat. Watching Sorrentino’s movie we see a hedonistic abyss of Berlusconi’s power game. We follow the career of Sergio, a small town smarty using girls to get access to “Lui”, to the eccentric prime minister who rewards such favors with golden butterfly necklaces. His clownish face appears as a tattoo in the very beginning of the film, in a sex scene. Paolo Sorrentino paints lengthy pictures of designer drug infused nihilistic techno parties. There are however some scenes that stay in our memory for longer, e.g. Berlusc