

The Icicle Thief
1989-02-16 · 90 min · ★ 7.4
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
Top Cast
Maurizio NichettiSelf / Antonio Piermattei
Caterina Sylos LabiniMaria Piermattei
Renato ScarpaDon Italo
Carlina TortaTelespettatrice
Massimo SacilottoTelespettatore
Lella CostaSegretaria TV
Marco ZannoniTecnico TV
Anna Maria TorniaiSarta TV
Clara DroettoTruccatrice TV
Ernesto CalindriSelf
Salvatore LandolinaBrigadiere
Gero CaldarelliCapocomico
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