The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief

1989 it 90 minutes

Rating: 7.3

Plot

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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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

Ernesto Calindri

Ernesto Calindri

Self

Matteo Auguardi

Matteo Auguardi

Paolo Piermattei

Salvatore Landolina

Salvatore Landolina

Brigadiere

Gero Caldarelli

Gero Caldarelli

Capocomico

Fabrizio Fontana

Fabrizio Fontana

Ciclista

Stefania Carbone

Stefania Carbone

Amica

Stefania Maggio

Stefania Maggio

Amica

Claudia Pogliotti

Claudia Pogliotti

Amica

Pierluigi Pelitti

Pierluigi Pelitti

Funzionario collocamento

Enrico Grazioli

Enrico Grazioli

Caporeparto

Bruno Moretti

Bruno Moretti

Musicista

Ettore Richello

Ettore Richello

Musicista

Carlo Sola

Carlo Sola

Musicista

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