Storyline
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 & Crew
Maurizio Nichetti
Self / Antonio Piermattei
Lead
Caterina Sylos Labini
Maria Piermattei
FR
Federico Rizzo
Bruno Piermattei
Renato Scarpa
Don Italo
HK
Heidi Komarek
Modella
Carlina Torta
Telespettatrice
Massimo Sacilotto
Telespettatore
CG
Claudio G. Fava
Critico
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Maurizio Nichetti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Icicle Thief is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
