Film
The Icicle Thief
1989 · 1h 30m · Comedy
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- 7.0
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- 80%
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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.
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
Crew
- Maurizio NichettiDirector · Story · Screenplay
- Mauro MontiScreenplay
- Ernesto Di SarroProducer
- Mario BattistoniDirector of Photography
- Manuel De SicaOriginal Music Composer
- Rita RossiEditor
- Anna MissoniEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 16, 1989
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 6
- Genres
- Comedy
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