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The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief

19897.31h 30m

Overview

Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'. He is horrified to discover that his black-and-white tale of life in poverty is constantly interrupted by garish color commercials, and even more horrified when a power cut in the studio causes film and commercials to mix up – a glamorous model finds herself in the arms of an unemployed pauper, while his wife finds herself in consumers' heaven. Nichetti has to break into the film to try to sort everything out.

Directed by Maurizio Nichetti
Written by Mauro Monti, Maurizio Nichetti
Produced by Ernesto Di Sarro
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Top Cast

Maurizio Nichetti

Maurizio Nichetti

Self / Antonio Piermattei

Caterina Sylos Labini

Caterina Sylos Labini

Maria Piermattei

F

Federico Rizzo

Bruno Piermattei

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Don Italo

H

Heidi Komarek

Modella

Carlina Torta

Carlina Torta

Telespettatrice

Massimo Sacilotto

Massimo Sacilotto

Telespettatore

C

Claudio G. Fava

Critico

Lella Costa

Lella Costa

Segretaria TV

Marco Zannoni

Marco Zannoni

Tecnico TV

Themes & Keywords

commercialsatireneorealism

About The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief is a comedy film released in 1989 exploring themes of commercial, satire, neorealism. Directed by Maurizio Nichetti, it stars Maurizio Nichetti, Caterina Sylos Labini, Federico Rizzo. Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'. He is horrified to discover that his black-and-white tale of life in poverty is constantly interrupted by garish color commercials, and even more horrified when a power cut in the studio causes film and commercials to mix up – a glamorous model finds herself in the arms of an unemployed pauper, while his wife finds herself in consumers' heaven. Nichetti has to break into the film to try to sort everything out.

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