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The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief

1989, Movie, 1h 30min

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.

Country: Italy

Director:

Maurizio Nichetti

Cast:

Maurizio Nichetti,

Ernesto Calindri,

Anna Maria Torniai

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Critic Steven Goldman

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...a carefully crafted and wonderfully played comedy.

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