The Icicle Thief (1989)
1h 30m
Running Time
February 16, 1989Release Date
The Icicle Thief (1989)
1h 30m
Running Time
February 16, 1989Release Date
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 & Crew.
Maurizio Nichetti
Self / Antonio Piermattei / Screenplay / Director / Story
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
Manuel De Sica
Music
Mario Battistoni
Director of Photography
Mauro Monti
Screenplay
Rita Rossi
Editor
Amedeo Casati
Sound
Mario Maronati
General Manager
Marco Mandelli
Production Director
Maria Pia Angelini
Costume Design
Ada Legori
Production Design
Anna Missoni
Editor
Romano Gregorig
Camera Operator
Laura Zagordi
Assistant Director
Ernesto Di Sarro
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 16, 1989
Original NameLadri di saponette
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
Wiki.
The Icicle Thief (Italian: Ladri di saponette, lit. 'Soap Thieves') is a 1989 Italian comedy film directed by Maurizio Nichetti, titled in imitation of Vittorio De Sica's 1948 classic Italian neorealist film The Bicycle Thief (Italian: Ladri di biciclette). Some feel The Icicle Thief was created as a spoof of neorealism, which predominated Italian cinema after World War II. However, it is generally understood that the film is critical of the impact of consumerism on art, as suggested by the contrast between the nested film and commercials, and the apathy of Italian television viewers in recognising the difference between the two. The film won the Golden St. George at the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.
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