The Icicle Thief (1989)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 1.165 |
Directed By
Maurizio Nichetti
Crew
Maurizio Nichetti
Mario Battistoni
Mauro Monti
Anna Missoni
Marco Mandelli
Ada Legori
Ernesto Di Sarro
Laura Zagordi
Amedeo Casati
Maria Pia Angelini
Romano Gregorig
Mario Maronati
Maurizio Nichetti
Rita Rossi
Maurizio Nichetti
Manuel De Sica
TOP 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
Fabrizio Fontana
Ciclista
Stefania Carbone
Amica
Stefania Maggio
Amica
Claudia Pogliotti
Amica
Pierluigi Pelitti
Funzionario collocamento
Enrico Grazioli
Caporeparto
Bruno Moretti
Musicista
Ettore Richello
Musicista
Carlo Sola
Musicista
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