The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief

1989
1h 30m
7.3

7.3/10

33 votes • View on IMDb
Comedy
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.

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Language: IT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Reteitalia Bambú Cinema e TV
Production Countries
Italy
Spoken Languages
English Italian

Keywords

commercial satire neorealism

Quick Facts

Original Title Ladri di saponette
Release Date February 16, 1989
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt0097702

Cast

Maurizio Nichetti
Maurizio Nichetti

Self / Antonio Piermattei

Caterina Sylos Labini
Caterina Sylos Labini

Maria Piermattei

Federico Rizzo
Federico Rizzo

Bruno Piermattei

Renato Scarpa
Renato Scarpa

Don Italo

Heidi Komarek
Heidi Komarek

Modella

Carlina Torta
Carlina Torta

Telespettatrice

Massimo Sacilotto
Massimo Sacilotto

Telespettatore

Claudio G. Fava
Claudio G. Fava

Critico

Lella Costa
Lella Costa

Segretaria TV

Marco Zannoni
Marco Zannoni

Tecnico TV

Anna Maria Torniai
Anna Maria Torniai

Sarta TV

Clara Droetto
Clara Droetto

Truccatrice TV

Key Crew

Maurizio Nichetti
Director
Mauro Monti
Screenplay
Ernesto Di Sarro
Producer
Maurizio Nichetti
Screenplay