The Icicle Thief

90 mins
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.

Maurizio Nichetti

Self / Antonio Piermattei

Caterina Sylos Labini

Maria Piermattei

Federico Rizzo

Bruno Piermattei

Renato Scarpa

Don Italo

Carlina Torta

Telespettatrice

Massimo Sacilotto

Telespettatore

Lella Costa

Segretaria TV

Marco Zannoni

Tecnico TV

Clara Droetto

Truccatrice TV

Matteo Auguardi

Paolo Piermattei

Gero Caldarelli

Capocomico

Pierluigi Pelitti

Funzionario collocamento

Enrico Grazioli

Caporeparto

Bruno Moretti

Musicista

Carlo Sola

Musicista

Mario Battistoni

Director of Photography

Mauro Monti

Screenplay

Marco Mandelli

Production Director

Ada Legori

Production Design

Laura Zagordi

Assistant Director

Maria Pia Angelini

Costume Design

Romano Gregorig

Camera Operator

Mario Maronati

General Manager

Manuel De Sica

Original Music Composer

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