The Icicle Thief (1989)

The Icicle Thief (1989)

1989-02-16 Italy 90 Min. PG-13
7.3 33 votes

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 is Self / Antonio Piermattei
Self / Antonio Piermattei
Caterina Sylos Labini is Maria Piermattei
Maria Piermattei
Federico Rizzo is Bruno Piermattei
Bruno Piermattei
Renato Scarpa is Don Italo
Don Italo
Heidi Komarek is Modella
Carlina Torta is Telespettatrice
Telespettatrice
Massimo Sacilotto is Telespettatore
Telespettatore
Lella Costa is Segretaria TV
Segretaria TV
Marco Zannoni is Tecnico TV
Tecnico TV
Clara Droetto is Truccatrice TV
Truccatrice TV