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The Icicle Thief
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The Icicle Thief

1989-02-16 · 90 min · ★ 7.4

Comedy

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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Directors
Maurizio Nichetti
Production companies
Reteitalia, Bambú Cinema e TV
Countries
Italy
Status
Released

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Maurizio NichettiMaurizio NichettiSelf / Antonio Piermattei
Caterina Sylos LabiniCaterina Sylos LabiniMaria Piermattei
Federico RizzoBruno Piermattei
Renato ScarpaRenato ScarpaDon Italo
Heidi KomarekModella
Carlina TortaCarlina TortaTelespettatrice
Massimo SacilottoMassimo SacilottoTelespettatore
Claudio G. FavaCritico
Lella CostaLella CostaSegretaria TV
Marco ZannoniMarco ZannoniTecnico TV
Anna Maria TorniaiAnna Maria TorniaiSarta TV
Clara DroettoClara DroettoTruccatrice TV
Ernesto CalindriErnesto CalindriSelf
Matteo AuguardiPaolo Piermattei
Salvatore LandolinaSalvatore LandolinaBrigadiere
Gero CaldarelliGero CaldarelliCapocomico
Fabrizio FontanaFabrizio FontanaCiclista
Stefania CarboneAmica
Stefania MaggioAmica
Claudia PogliottiAmica

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