The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief (1989)

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.

star 7.3 7.0 80%
  • Release Date: 1989-02-16
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Director: Maurizio Nichetti

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Cast

  • Maurizio Nichetti

    Self / Antonio Piermattei

  • Caterina Sylos Labini

    Maria Piermattei

  • Federico Rizzo

    Bruno Piermattei

  • Renato Scarpa

    Don Italo

  • Heidi Komarek

    Modella

  • Carlina Torta

    Telespettatrice

  • Massimo Sacilotto

    Telespettatore

  • Claudio G. Fava

    Critico

  • Lella Costa

    Segretaria TV

  • Marco Zannoni

    Tecnico TV

  • Anna Maria Torniai

    Sarta TV

  • Clara Droetto

    Truccatrice TV

  • Ernesto Calindri

    Self

  • Matteo Auguardi

    Paolo Piermattei

  • Salvatore Landolina

    Brigadiere

  • Gero Caldarelli

    Capocomico

  • Fabrizio Fontana

    Ciclista

  • Stefania Carbone

    Amica

  • Stefania Maggio

    Amica

  • Claudia Pogliotti

    Amica

  • Pierluigi Pelitti

    Funzionario collocamento

  • Enrico Grazioli

    Caporeparto

  • Bruno Moretti

    Musicista

  • Ettore Richello

    Musicista

  • Carlo Sola

    Musicista

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